copulative

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: cop=u=la=tive

CIDE DICTIONARY

copulative, a. [L. copulativus: cf. F. copulatif.].

 Serving to couple, unite, or connect; as, a copulative conjunction like “and”.  [1913 Webster]

copulative, n. 

•  Connection.  Rycaut.  [1913 Webster]
•  A copulative conjunction.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

copulative, adj.
1 serving to connect.
2 Gram. a (of a word) that connects words or clauses linked in sense (cf. DISJUNCTIVE). b connecting a subject and predicate.
3 relating to sexual union.

Derivative

copulatively adv.

Etymology

ME f. OF copulatif -ive or LL copulativus (as COPULATE)