Definition of "copulative" []

• Grammar Serving to connect coordinate words or clauses: a copulative conjunction. (adjective)
• Grammar Serving as a copula: a copulative verb. (adjective)
• Of or relating to copulation. (adjective)
• Grammar A copulative word or group of words. (noun)

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• "Some suggestive verbs became known as copulative; nouns and pronouns might be epicene; constructions might be pregnant."
• "Trachimday is the only time all year when the tiny village of Trachimbrod can be seen from space, when enough copulative voltage is generated to sex the"
• "He has the hook-singing prowess of Nate Dogg, a Southern drawl perfect for slowly cruising the strip with the top down and a talent for drawing humor from pharmacological, scatological and copulative raps."