Main Entry: ¹dis·junc·tive

Pronunciation: \-ˈjəŋ(k)-tiv\

Function: adjective

Date: 15th century

1 a : relating to, being, or forming a logical disjunction b : expressing an alternative or opposition between the meanings of the words connected <the disjunctive conjunction or> c : expressed by mutually exclusive alternatives joined by or <disjunctive pleading>
2 : marked by breaks or disunity <a disjunctive narrative sequence>
3 of a pronoun form : stressed and not attached to the verb as an enclitic or proclitic

— dis·junc·tive·ly adverb