conjunctive
Example Sentences
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And they used lots of conjunctive adverbs, those connecting words like moreover, namely and indeed.
From The Guardian • Sep. 21, 2018
As his solo closes, he and Mr. O’Farrill link up again, finding a loose, conjunctive flow.
From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2018
Asked what she would do with a second gold if she won one in Rio, she took exception to the conjunctive.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2016
I make my bread deciding whether a word is an attributive noun or adjective, parsing adverbial uses over conjunctive uses, writing those delightfully boring usage notes in your dictionary.
From The Guardian • Mar. 4, 2013
Note 2.—Good usage sometimes permits a comma to be used before a conjunctive adverb in short sentences where the break in the thought is not formal or emphatic.
From The Century Handbook of Writing by Greever, Garland
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
