commissive

English

Adjective

commissive (comparative more commissive, superlative most commissive)

  1. By commission; resulting from a positive act.
    This error was commissive rather than omissive.
  2. (pragmatics) Making a commitment, such as a promise or threat, by illocutionary means.
    "I will kill you if you do that" is a commissive statement.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

commissive (plural commissives)

  1. (pragmatics) A speech act by which a commitment is made, such as a promise or threat.

Coordinate terms
Other classical types of illocutionary acts

Translations

Italian

Adjective

commissive

  1. feminine plural of commissivo
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