verdictive

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adjective

Having the illocutionary force of issuing a judgment.

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Meanings

adjectiveverdictive (comparative more verdictive, superlative most verdictive)

comparative more verdictive · superlative most verdictive

  1. human sciencesHaving the illocutionary force of issuing a judgment.
nounverdictive (plural verdictives)

plural verdictives

  1. human sciencesA speech act whereby a judgment is issued.

    Verdictives consist in the delivering of a finding, official or unofficial, upon evidence or reasons as to value or fact […]

    1962, J.L. Austin, How To Do Things With Words, Oxford University Press, published 1965, page 152

Origin

From verdict + -ive.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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