debitive

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the mood of a verb that expresses need or obligation (like English must, have to, should).

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectivedebitive (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesOf or pertaining to the mood of a verb that expresses need or obligation (like English must, have to, should).
noundebitive (plural debitives)

plural debitives

  1. human sciencesThis mood, or a verb in this mood.
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “debitive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debitive.

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