Assertoric

//ˌæsɚˈtɔɹɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Stating that which is actual, usually in contrast with modal sentences.

Synonyms

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assertoricalassertoryimperativeinterrogative

Etymology

Calque of German assertorisch (“assertory”) (itself a calque of Latin assertōrius using using Latin assert- (supine stem of asserō) + -orisch (“-ory”), popularized by Immanuel Kant). By surface analysis, assertor + -ic. See German -orisch.

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