disjunctive
serving or tending to disjoin; separating; dividing; distinguishing.
Grammar.
syntactically setting two or more expressions in opposition to each other, as but in poor but happy, or expressing an alternative, as or in this or that.
not syntactically dependent upon some particular expression.
Logic.
characterizing propositions that are disjunctions.
(of a syllogism) containing at least one disjunctive proposition as a premise.
a statement, course of action, etc., involving alternatives.
Logic. disjunction (def. 2a).
Grammar. a disjunctive word.
Origin of disjunctive
1Other words from disjunctive
- dis·junc·tive·ly, adverb
- non·dis·junc·tive, adjective
- non·dis·junc·tive·ly, adverb
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How to use disjunctive in a sentence
Our trusty friend, stir not, nor imburse any; but let us vary the chance, and speak without disjunctives.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete. | Francois RabelaisAs to Disjunctives, the attempt to put them through these different forms immediately destroys their disjunctive character.
Logic | Carveth Read
British Dictionary definitions for disjunctive
/ (dɪsˈdʒʌŋktɪv) /
serving to disconnect or separate
grammar
denoting a word, esp a conjunction, that serves to express opposition or contrast: but in the sentence She was poor but she was honest
denoting an inflection of pronouns in some languages that is used alone or after a preposition, such as moi in French
Also: alternative logic relating to, characterized by, or containing disjunction
grammar
a disjunctive word, esp a conjunction
a disjunctive pronoun
logic a disjunctive proposition; disjunction
Derived forms of disjunctive
- disjunctively, adverb
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