ILLATIVE Meaning of ILLATIVE in English [il.la.tive] n (1591) 1: a word (as therefore) or phrase (as as a consequence) introducing an inference 2: illation 2. [2]illative adj (1611): inferential -- il.la.tive.ly adv Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012