I. ə-ˈkyü-zə-tiv adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French acusatif, from Latin accusativus, from accusatus, past participle of accusare
Date: 15th century
1. : of, relating to, or being the grammatical case that marks the direct object of a verb or the object of any of several prepositions
2. : accusatory
an accusative tone
II. noun
Date: circa 1620
: the accusative case of a language : a form in the accusative case