quotativePronunciation: /ˈkwəʊtətɪv/ LinguisticsDefinition of quotative adjective (of a construction or expression) expressing or introducing quoted words: natural quotative verbs, like ‘say’, ‘insist’, and ‘explain’ noun a quotative construction or expression: the members of the group believed that quotative ‘all’ was very common these days in the speech of the young
