| a. | 1. | Relating to, dependent on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive;
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| n. | 1. | An illative particle, as for, because. | ||||||
| Adj. | 1. | illative - relating to or having the nature of illation or inference; "the illative faculty of the mind" Synonyms: inferential |
| 2. | illative - resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference; "an illative conclusion"; "inferential reasoning" Synonyms: inferential | |
| 3. | illative - expressing or preceding an inference; "`therefore' is an illative word" |