stative Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective ( used of verbs (e.g. `be' or `own') and most participial adjectives) expressing existence or a state rather than an action

WordNet

Sta"tive adjective
Etymology
L. stativus, fr. stare, statum, to stand.
Definitions
  1. (Mil.) Of or pertaining to a fixed camp, or military posts or quarters. Obs. or R.

Webster 1913