— illatively , adv.
/il"euh tiv, i lay"tiv/ , adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or expressing illation; inferential: an illative word such as "therefore."
2. Gram. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate place into or toward which.
n.
3. Gram. the illative case.
[ 1585-95; illativus, equiv. to illat- (see ILLATION) + -ivus -IVE ]