See Also: gerundive(dictionary)

gerundive (iou)



gerundive noun & adjective. LME.
[Late Latin gerundivus (sc. modus mood), from gerundium GERUND: see -IVE.]
A. noun.
= GERUND. LME.
In Latin, the verbal adjective formed from the gerund stem and having the sense 'that can or must be done'; a similar grammatical form in other languages. E18.
b. adjective. Of or like a gerund. E17.
gerundival adjective L19.
gerundively adverb M19.