jussive
Plural: jussives
Noun
- A grammatical mood expressing a command or exhortation.
- The jussive mood, a verb inflection used to indicate a command, permission or agreement with a request; an instance of a verb so inflected.
- A verbal mood of vague or miscellaneous senses, occurring after some particles and in conditional clauses.
Adj
- Of or in the jussive mood.
Examples
- The ’JUSSIVE’ mood of ’Play that word!’ echoed through the Words With Friends room.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin jussus, perfect participle of jubeō (variant of iubeō), 'to order, command'. Related to Latin iūs (“law, order”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 17
jussive: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordjussive: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
jussive: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 21
jussive: valid Words With Friends Word