declarative

[ dih-klar-uh-tiv ]
/ dɪˈklær ə tɪv /
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adjective

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

OTHER WORDS FROM declarative

Words nearby declarative

declamatory, declamping phenomenon, declarant, declaration, declaration of independence, declarative, declarative sentence, declarator, declaratory, declaratory judgment, declare

Words related to declaratory

demonstrative, descriptive, explanatory, enunciatory

Example sentences from the Web for declaratory

British Dictionary definitions for declaratory (1 of 2)

declaratory
/ (dɪˈklærətərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

another word for declarative
law
  1. (of a statute) stating the existing law on a particular subject; explanatory
  2. (of a decree or judgment) stating the rights of the parties without specifying the action to be taken

Derived forms of declaratory

declaratorily, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for declaratory (2 of 2)

declarative
/ (dɪˈklærətɪv) /

adjective

making or having the nature of a declaration

Derived forms of declarative

declaratively, adverb