Indicative mode

(Gram.), that mode of the verb that indicates, that is, which affirms or denies; as, he writes, he is writing; they run; we misimprove advantages. It is also used in asking questions; as, Has the mail arrived? Indicative is also sometimes used substantively to denote this mode.

When used in the general sense of showing, or pointing out. Smart pronounces this word in'di-ca-tire, but in its grammatical sense he pronounces it in-dic'a-tive.