"whimperative" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: whimperatives [plural]
Etymology: Blend of whimper + imperative. Coined by Jerrold Sadock in a 1970 essay. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|whimper|imperative}} Blend of whimper + imperative Head templates: {{en-noun}} whimperative (plural whimperatives)
  1. (pragmatics) An order or imperative phrased obliquely as a question, such as "would you mind closing the window?" Categories (topical): Pragmatics

Inflected forms

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