Promissive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Promissive is an adjective meaning Making or implying a promise; promising.
Meaning
Making or implying a promise; promising.
More Meanings
- (grammar) Implying that the speaker intends to do something or guarantees something.
- (grammar) A promissive mood, phrase, word, or inflection.
Example Sentences
Shall is simply predictive; will is predictive and promissive as well.
The answer to the first question is negative: yídìng cannot express strong epistemic necessity in an imprative or a promissive.
Changing the expression—shall is predictive, and will is promissive in the first person only; whereas, in the second and third, will is predictive, and shall promissive.
The group of substnces which binds and effects the physiology of the biomembrane is promissive in relation with its effect against cancer, on immune system, cell differentiation and aging.
Word Forms
- promissives
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include promissory, promiseful, promisable, towardly, guaranteed, promising.
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