ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Performatively

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Performatively is an adverb meaning In a performative manner.

Meaning

In a performative manner.

Example Sentences

He is the God of all comfort, First, Purposely; Second, Provisionally; Third, Prescriptively and performatively.
Most of them can also be used performatively, however, i.e. to make explicit what kind of speech act it is the speaker performs (not all illocutionary verbs can be so used however: cf e.g. boast, threaten).

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include performantly, manifestatively, operatically, formatively, metatheatrically, personately.

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