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ILLATIVE

Definition:

[adjective] relating to or having the nature of illation or inference; "the illative faculty of the mind"
Synonyms: inferential
[adjective] resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference; "an illative conclusion"; "inferential reasoning"
Synonyms: inferential
[adjective] expressing or preceding an inference; "`therefore' is an illative word"