Relating to, dependent on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive; as, an illative consequence or proposition; an illative word, as then, therefore, etc
expressing or preceding an inference; "`therefore' is an illative word" resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference; "an illative conclusion"; "inferential reasoning
resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference; "an illative conclusion"; "inferential reasoning
relating to or having the nature of illation or inference; "the illative faculty of the mind"
resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference; "an illative conclusion"; "inferential reasoning"