Behabitive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Behabitive is an adjective meaning (pragmatics) Adopting an attitude, by making an utterance.
Meaning
(pragmatics) Adopting an attitude, by making an utterance.
More Meanings
- (pragmatics) A speech act by which an attitude is adopted.
Example Sentences
'God is good' is behabitive and commissive said by someone brought up in the Christian tradition, but may not be said by an animist of his high god.
As a behabitive, unsuccessful forgiveness is also connected to sincerity — in this case, a sincere willingness to work on oneself and eliminate resentment.
Word Forms
- behabitives
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include acceptive, habituating, acceptant, disposed, accustomable, behaved.
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