1. (

• inferential ,
• illative

) relating to or having the nature of illation or inference; "the illative faculty of the mind" ;

2. (

• illative ,
• inferential ,

) resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference; "an illative conclusion"; "inferential reasoning" ;

3. (

• illative

) expressing or preceding an inference; "`therefore' is an illative word" ;