gerundive noun & adjective. [dʒǝ'rʌndɪv] LME.
[Late Latin gerundivus (sc. modus mood), from gerundium GERUND: see -IVE.]
A. noun.
1. = GERUND. LME.

2. 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.

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