definition of the word accusative

From French adjective accusatif, from Latin accusativus, from perfect passive participle accusatus, from verb accusare, + adjective suffix -ivus. See accuse.

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accusative

1. Producing accusations; accusatory; accusatorial; a manner that reflects a finding of fault or blame

   Quotations

   • This hath been a very accusative age — Sir E. Dering

2. (grammar): 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 has its limited influence. Other parts of speech, including secondary or predicate direct objects, will also influence a sentence’s construction. In German the case used for direct objects.

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