imprecative

== English == === Etymology === By surface analysis, imprecate +‎ -ive. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɹɛkətɪv/ === Noun === imprecative (plural imprecatives) (grammar) A grammatical mood, found in some languages, used for curses (in the sense of wishing harm) and marked by a different set of affixes than the optative mood, which is used for wishes in general. === Adjective === imprecative (not comparable) (grammar) Pertaining to the imprecative mood. == Italian == === Adjective === imprecative feminine plural of imprecativo