— continuatively , adv. — continuativeness , n.
/keuhn tin"yooh ay'tiv, -euh tiv/ , adj.
1. tending or serving to continue; causing continuation or prolongation.
2. expressing continuance of thought.
3. Gram. expressing a following event. In They arrested a suspect, who gave his name as John Doe, the second clause is continuative.
4. Gram. (of a verbal form or aspect) expressing continuation.
n.
5. something continuative.
6. Gram. a continuative word or expression.
[ 1520-30; continuativus connecting, copulative. See CONTINUATE, -IVE ]