indicative

Etymology

From Middle French indicatif, from Late Latin indicātīvus.

adj

1. serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something
   He had pains indicative of a heart attack.
2. (grammar) of, or relating to the indicative mood

noun

1. (grammar, uncountable) The indicative mood.
2. (grammar, countable) A term in the indicative mood.
   The fact that imperative forms were taken into English as indicatives suggests that the English speakers using the Hindustani verbs were most familiar (in some cases perhaps only familiar) with the imperative form. 2018, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, in World Englishes, volume 37, page 253