declarative

[ dih-klar-uh-tiv ]

/ dɪˈklær ə tɪv /

serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.

Also de·clar·a·to·ry

[dih-klar-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /dɪˈklær əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/.

Origin of declarative

1530–40; < Latin dēclārātīvus explanatory, equivalent to dēclārāt(us) (see declaration) + -īvus -ive

de·clar·a·tive·ly, adverb non·de·clar·a·tive, adjective non·de·clar·a·tive·ly, adverb non·de·clar·a·to·ry, adjective

un·de·clar·a·tive, adjective

Just the subliminal nature of being on stage and making a declarative statement rather than a passive one.

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The danger is that with Miral, the declarative seems to have taken over.

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The sentences are deliberately stricken, numb, and declarative.

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A declarative sentence declares or asserts something as a fact.

An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises |George Lyman Kittredge

Orality can be assertive (declarative), interrogative, and imperative (a great deal more so than writing).

The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai Nadin
There are three moods, the indicative or declarative, the imperative or commanding, and the infinitive or unlimited.

Lectures on Language |William S. Balch
We have passed a resolution, which is now on your files, declarative of the sense of this House as to their constitutional rights.

Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. I (of 16) |Thomas Hart Benton
The topic must be given some definite expression in a declarative sentence before any real argument is possible.

Public Speaking |Clarence Stratton

declarative

/ (dɪˈklærətɪv) /

making or having the nature of a declaration

declaratively, adverb