causative
(adjective) producing an effect; “poverty as a causative factor in crime”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
causative (not comparable)
acting as a cause
(linguistics) expressing a cause or causation
causative (plural causatives)
(linguistics) An expression of an agent causing or forcing a patient to perform an action (or to be in a certain condition).
• verb
Source: Wiktionary
Caus"a*tive, a. Etym: [L. causativus pertaining to a lawsuit (causa), but in the English sense from E. cause.]
1. Effective, as a cause or agent; causing. Causative in nature of a number of effects. Bacon.
2. Expressing a cause or reason; causal; as, the ablative is a causative case.
Caus"a*tive, n.
Definition: A word which expresses or suggests a cause.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 June 2025
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
