- Gerundively
- Gerundively Ge*run"dive*ly, adv. In the manner of a gerund; as, or in place of, a gerund. [1913 Webster]
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Gerundively
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gerundive — gerundival /jer euhn duy veuhl/, adj. gerundively, adv. /jeuh run div/, n. 1. (in Latin) a verbal adjective similar to the gerund in form and noting the obligation, necessity, or worthiness of the action to be done, as legendus in Liber legendus… … Universalium
gerundive — /dʒəˈrʌndɪv/ (say juh rundiv) noun Grammar 1. (in Latin grammar) the future passive participle, similar to the gerund in formation. For example, Haec dicenda sunt These things must be said . 2. → participial adjective. –adjective 3. resembling a… …
