Adjective : behavior indicative of mental disorder. From Dictionary.com.
What here is set down imperatively, by way of command, is in the gospel indicatively expounded. From Wordnik.com. [The Death of Death in the Death of Christ] Reference
Such deceit and 'maneuvering' worked in 2002-03 to convince a then-compliant majority AND MANY OF THE SAME DEMOCRATS who are now, hopefully, but, so far, not indicatively, a bit wiser. From Wordnik.com. [White House Debating Whether To Announce "Intention" To Begin Withdrawing From Iraq Someday] Reference
Gwilt, smiling indicatively into the hollow of her cup. From Wordnik.com. [Armadale] Reference
He raised his forefinger indicatively, as parents do to children. From Wordnik.com. [Sister Carrie: a Novel] Reference
Margaret MacLean spread her hands over the primroses, indicatively. From Wordnik.com. [The Primrose Ring] Reference
And, first, generally all passions may be expressed indicatively, as I love. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter VI. Of the Interior Beginnings of Voluntary Motions, Commonly Called the Passions; and the Speeches by Which They Are Expressed] Reference
She glanced indicatively down the lawn, in the direction of Peter's retreating tweeds. From Wordnik.com. [The Cardinal's Snuff-Box] Reference
"Oh, with these cloisters, one shouldn't complain," said she, glancing indicatively round. From Wordnik.com. [My Friend Prospero] Reference
"This kind of exercise indicatively takes two or three weeks, but things are accelerating now and so it could be a matter of days.". From Wordnik.com. [BusinessWeek.com --] Reference
And Miss Craydocke nodded up, indicatively, toward the two girl-figures just visible by their draperies in a nook of rock beyond and above the benches. From Wordnik.com. [A Summer in Leslie Goldthwaite's Life.] Reference
She had a moment of abstraction; but now, emerging from it, she used her eyeglass as a pointer, and indicatively swept the circle of painted eavesdroppers. From Wordnik.com. [My Friend Prospero] Reference
I can't find anywhere in the report where it says that the bonus was explicitly, implicitly, or, indeed, indicatively included in the baseline salary recommended to be cut. From Wordnik.com. [Politics in Ireland - Irish Politics] Reference
The Tanaiste said "With regard to the pay and conditions of assistant secretaries, the review body on higher level pay indicated that the bonus was indicatively part of their salary.". From Wordnik.com. [Politics in Ireland - Irish Politics] Reference
Flickr numbers are subject to a variety of factors (number of devices, ease of on-device upload, type of user and more), so can not be used in any concrete argument, but even so can, perhaps, be used indicatively. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Maemo] Reference
Having collected his visitors in the corridor, and having waved his hand indicatively at the numbered doors opening out of it on either side, he invited the company to look into any or all of the rooms at their own pleasure. From Wordnik.com. [Armadale] Reference
Quite indicatively if for a moment, someone was inclined to consider the author´s implication as valid then he should also conclude for instance that Delphi was not Greek since the Delphian calendar called the specific month Hyllaios and not Hecatombaeon. From Wordnik.com. [American Chronicle] Reference
And first generally all passions may be expressed indicatively; as, I love, I fear, I joy, I deliberate, I will, I command: but some of them have particular expressions by themselves, which nevertheless are not affirmations, unless it be when they serve to make other inferences besides that of the passion they proceed from. From Wordnik.com. [Leviathan, or, The matter, forme, & power of a common-wealth ecclesiasticall and civill] Reference
Poor fellow, he admires everybody; his head is almost as empty as this,” said Miss Gwilt, smiling indicatively into the hollow of her cup. From Wordnik.com. [Armadale] Reference
"Pardon me," she said, holding up her book with one hand, and tapping it indicatively with the other: "Shakespeare carries me out of myself. From Wordnik.com. [Blind Love] Reference
It -- he glanced at me indicatively. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete] Reference
He glanced indicatively ceilingwards. From Wordnik.com. [The Lady Paramount] Reference
She moved one jewel-encrusted hand indicatively. From Wordnik.com. [The Saint on Guard]
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