irrealis

See also: irreális

English

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ir‧real‧is

Adjective

irrealis (not comparable)

1. (grammar) Of a verb: inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is not a fact.

   Although the only irrealis mood in English is the subjunctive mood, some other languages include additional irrealis moods, including cohortative, jussive, speculative, and optative.

Anagrams

• lairiser