n.
Pronunciation: - ' j ə ŋ (k)-tiv
Function: adjective
Date: 15th century
1 a : relating to, being, or forming a logical disjunction b : expressing an alternative or opposition between the meanings of the words connected <the disjunctive conjunction or > c : expressed by mutually exclusive alternatives joined by or < disjunctive pleading>
2 : marked by breaks or disunity <a disjunctive narrative sequence>
3 of a pronoun form : stressed and not attached to the verb as an enclitic or proclitic
– dis · junc · tive · ly adverb