imprecative

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/ɪmˈpɹɛkətɪv/

noun

A grammatical mood, found in some languages, used for curses (in the sense of wishing harm) and marked by a different set of affixes than the optative mood, which is used for wishes in general.

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Meanings

nounimprecative (plural imprecatives)

plural imprecatives

  1. grammarA grammatical mood, found in some languages, used for curses (in the sense of wishing harm) and marked by a different set of affixes than the optative mood, which is used for wishes in general.
adjectiveimprecative (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegrammarPertaining to the imprecative mood.

Origin

By surface analysis, imprecate + -ive.

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APA

imprecative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imprecative

MLA

“imprecative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imprecative. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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