accusative

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: accusative caseobjective caseaccusatoryaccusingaccusiveobjective

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verbSynonyms: accusative caseobjective case

Adjective (2)

  1. containing or expressing accusation“an accusitive forefinger”“black accusatory looks”“accusive shoes and telltale trousers — O.Henry”“his accusing glare”Synonyms: accusatoryaccusingaccusive
  2. serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes“objective case”“accusative endings”Synonyms: objective
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Accusative \Ac*cu"sa*tive\, a. [F. accusatif, L. accusativus (in sense 2), fr. accusare. See Accuse.] [1913 Webster]

1.Producing accusations; accusatory. "This hath been a very accusative age." --Sir E. Dering. [1913 Webster]

2.(Gram.) 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 terminates, or the immediate object of motion or tendency to, expressed by a preposition. It corresponds to the objective case in English. [1913 Webster]

Accusative \Ac*cu"sa*tive\, n. (Gram.) The accusative case. [1913 Webster]
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