2 example sentences using copulative.
Copulative used in a sentence
Copulative in a sentence as a noun
It's not unscientific to define fatherhood in a way that doesn't involve genetic or copulative parentage.
Copulative in a sentence as an adjective
"No smoking" is a gerundive phrase which serves as the sentence's subject, with the copulative verb "is" implied: "No smoking [is] allowed".Considered differently, the sentence is not in the imperative mood with an implied subject.
Copulative definitions
noun
an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
See also: copula
adjective
syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence; "`and' is a copulative conjunction"