Associations to the word «Subordinative»

Wiktionary

SUBORDINATIVE, adjective. Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination.
SUBORDINATIVE, adjective. (grammar) Used to introduce a subordinate sentence.

Dictionary definition

SUBORDINATIVE, adjective. Serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause; "`when' in `I will come when I can' is a subordinating conjunction".

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras