SUBJUNCTIVELY

Etymology

Adverb

subjunctively (not comparable)

In a subjunctive manner.

Source: Wiktionary

SUBJUNCTIVE

Sub*junc"tive, a. Etym: [L. subjunctivus, fr. subjungere, subjunctum, to subjoin: cf. F. subjonctif. See Subjoin.]

Definition: Subjoined or added to something before said or written. Subjunctive mood (Gram.), that form of a verb which express the action or state not as a fact, but only as a conception of the mind still contingent and dependent. It is commonly subjoined, or added as subordinate, to some other verb, and in English is often connected with it by if, that, though, lest, unless, except, until, etc., as in the following sentence: "If there were no honey, they [bees] would have no object in visiting the flower." Lubbock. In some languages, as in Latin and Greek, the subjunctive is often independent of any other verb, being used in wishes, commands, exhortations, etc.

Sub*junc"tive, n. (Gram.)

Definition: The subjunctive mood; also, a verb in the subjunctive mood.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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