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Word of the Day: Catachrestical

Causative [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

That expresses a cause or reason; also, that effects as a cause.

Causative [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Effective, as a cause or agent; causing.

2. Expressing a cause or reason; causal; as, the ablative is a causative case.

Causative [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A word which expresses or suggests a cause.

Causatively [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

In a causative manner.

Causatively [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

In a causative manner.