Evitative

Quick meaning: Evitative is an adjective meaning (grammar) grammatically expressing the notion that something is avoided or feared: a grammatical mood found in some Australian Aboriginal languages.

Meaning

(grammar) grammatically expressing the notion that something is avoided or feared: a grammatical mood found in some Australian Aboriginal languages.

Example Sentences

The non-past non-evitative potential corresponds both to the English indicative future and to all imperatives (including jussive and hortatory imperatives); the evitative is used to mark future events that are feared or to be avoided , and corresponds to English "lest..." constructions, except that it is not limited to subordinate clauses.

Synonyms for evitative

Depending on context, synonyms include aversive.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include evill, deadverbial, de-volitive, deverbative, evocated, volitive.

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