Word: factive
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: fac
tive
Definition: Licensing only those content clauses that represent claims assumed to be true.
Morphemes:
Affix: fact
Language: en
PoS: Interjection
Meaning: Used before making a statement to introduce it as a trustworthy one.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: factum
Language: la
Decoded: factum
Meaning: a deed, act, exploit; in Medieval Latin also state, condition, circumstance
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.