INDICATIVE

indicative, indicatory, revelatory, significative, suggestive

(adjective) (usually followed by ‘of’) pointing out or revealing clearly; “actions indicative of fear”

indicative, declarative

(adjective) relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements; “indicative mood”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

indicative (comparative more indicative, superlative most indicative)

serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something

(grammar) of, or relating to the indicative mood

Noun

indicative (countable and uncountable, plural indicatives)

(grammar) the indicative mood

Source: Wiktionary

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In*dic"a*tive, a. Etym: [L. indicativus: cf. F. indicatif.]

1. Pointing out; bringing to notice; giving intimation or knowledge of something not visible or obvious. That truth id productive of utility, and utility indicative of truth, may be thus proved. Bp. Warburton.

2. (Fine Arts)

Definition: Suggestive; representing the whole by a part, as a fleet by a ship, a forest by a tree, etc. Indicative mood (Gram.), that mood or form of the verb which indicates, that is, which simply affirms or denies or inquires; as, he writes; he is not writing; has the mail arrived

In*dic"a*tive, n. (Gram.)

Definition: The indicative mood.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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