commissive

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commissive

adjective more commissive · most commissive

By commission; resulting from a positive act. This error was commissive rather than omissive.
Making a commitment, such as a promise or threat, by illocutionary means. "I will kill you if you do that" is a commissive statement.

noun commissives

A speech act by which a commitment is made, such as a promise or threat.

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adj making a commitment by illocutionary means

한국어	언약적 eonyakjeok
Deutsch	kommissiv

noun speech act by which a commitment is made

한국어	언약행위 eonyakhaeng'wi
Deutsch	Kommissiv

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@misc{commissive_2026,
  title = {commissive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/commissive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}