indicative

 
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdɪkətɪv/

adjective

  • 1serving as a sign or indication of something: having recurrent dreams is not necessarily indicative of any psychological problem
  • 2 Grammar denoting a mood of verbs expressing simple statement of a fact. Compare with subjunctive.

noun

Grammar
  • a verb in the indicative mood.
  • (the indicative) the indicative mood.

Derivatives

indicatively

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from French indicatif, -ive, from late Latin indicativus, from the verb indicare (see indicate)