terminative adjective. ['tǝ:mɪnǝtɪv] LME.
[Old & mod. French terminatif, -ive or medieval Latin terminativus, formed as TERMINATE verb: see -IVE.]
1. Forming a boundary, limit, or extremity of something. Now rare or obsolete. LME.

2. a. Constituting an end, final, ultimate; esp. constituting the ultimate object or end of some action. E17-E18.
b. Directed to something as ultimate object. M-L17.

3. Bringing or coming to an end; finishing, concluding; conclusive; Medicine (of a condition) terminal (now rare). L17.

4. Grammar.
a. Denoting destination or direction towards. Now rare. M19.
b. Designating an aspect of a verb which denotes a completed action, or its completion. E20.

■ terminatively adverb L16.

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