The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ABLATIVE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1967.
Case in grammar crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ABLATIVE | 43 % | 8 |
| POSSESSIVE | 29 % | 10 |
| NOMINATIVE | 14 % | 10 |
| DATIVE | 14 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Case in grammar
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- illative
- objective
- nominative
- possessive
- dative
- ablative
- instrumental
- locative
- agreed
- decline
- subjective
- acc
Crossword Answer definitions
ABLATIVE noun- (grammar) The ablative case.
- An ablative material.
- (grammar) Applied to one of the cases of the noun in some languages, the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away, and to a lesser degree, instrument, place, accordance, specifications, price, or measurement.
- Pertaining to taking away or removing.
- Sacrificial, wearing away or being destroyed in order to protect the underlying, as in ablative paints used for antifouling. .
- Relating to the removal of a body part, tumor, or organ.
- Relating to the erosion of a land mass; relating to the melting or evaporation of a glacier.
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