jussive

Meanings

Plural: jussives

Noun

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.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin jussus, perfect participle of jubeō (variant of iubeō), 'to order, command'. Related to Latin iūs (“law, order”).

Synonyms

apocopate

Scrabble Score: 17

jussive is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
jussive is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
jussive is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

jussive is a valid Words With Friends word