Hypertext Webster Gateway: "stative"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stative \Sta"tive\, a. [L. stativus, fr. stare, statum, to
stand.] (Mil.)
Of or pertaining to a fixed camp, or military posts or
quarters. [Obs. or R.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
stative
adj : (grammar) expressing existence or a state rather than an
action; used of verbs (e.g. `be' or `own') and most
participial adjectives [ant: {active}]
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