Presentive

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Bringing a conception or notion directly before the mind; presenting an object to the memory of imagination. not-comparable

    "How greatly the word "will" is felt to have lost presentive power in the last three centuries."

  2. 2
    Introducing or asserting the existence or occurrence of something in the present. not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    A grammatical construct that introduces or asserts the existence or occurrence of something in the present.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From present + -ive.

Etymology 2

From present + -ive.

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