PERFORMATIVE
Etymology
Adjective
performative (comparative more performative, superlative most performative)
(philosophy, linguistics) Being enacted as it is said.
Being done as a performance in order to create an impression.
Synonyms
• performatory
• workly
Noun
performative (plural performatives)
A performative utterance.
Anagrams
• preformative
Source: Wiktionary
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