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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb;
[syn: accusative, accusative case, objective case]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. containing or expressing accusation;
- Example: "an accusitive forefinger"
- Example: "black accusatory looks"
- Example: "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry
- Example: "his accusing glare"
[syn: accusative, accusatory, accusing, accusive]

2. serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes;
- Example: "objective case"
- Example: "accusative endings"
[syn: objective, accusative]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Accusative \Ac*cu"sa*tive\, a. [F. accusatif, L. accusativus (in sense 2), fr. accusare. See Accuse.] [1913 Webster] 1. Producing accusations; accusatory. "This hath been a very accusative age." --Sir E. Dering. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb terminates, or the immediate object of motion or tendency to, expressed by a preposition. It corresponds to the objective case in English. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Accusative \Ac*cu"sa*tive\, n. (Gram.) The accusative case. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

accusative adj 1: containing or expressing accusation; "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry; "his accusing glare" [syn: accusative, accusatory, accusing, accusive] 2: serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes; "objective case"; "accusative endings" [syn: objective, accusative] n 1: the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb [syn: accusative, accusative case, objective case]