/dee verr"beuh tiv/ , Gram.
adj.
1. (esp. of nouns) derived from a verb, as the noun driver from the verb drive.
2. indicating derivation from a verb, as the suffix -er in driver or -ment in development.
n.
3. a deverbative word.
[ 1910-15; DE- + VERB + -ATIVE, by analogy with DENOMINATIVE ]