— connectively , adv. — connectivity /kon'ek tiv"i tee/ , n.
/keuh nek"tiv/ , adj.
1. serving or tending to connect: connective remarks between chapters.
n.
2. something that connects.
3. Gram. a word used to connect words, phrases, clauses, and sentences, as a conjunction.
4. Bot. the tissue joining the two cells of the anther.
[ 1645-55; CONNECT + -IVE ]