subjunctive Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible
    subjunctive mood.
  2. adjective relating to a mood of verbs
    • subjunctive verb endings

WordNet

Sub*junc"tive adjective
Etymology
L. subjunctivus, fr. subjungere, subjunctum, to subjoin: cf. F. subjonctif. See Subjoin.
Definitions
  1. Subjoined or added to something before said or written.
Sub*junc"tive noun
Definitions
  1. (Gram.) The subjunctive mood; also, a verb in the subjunctive mood.

Webster 1913