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Illative (Adjective)

Expressing or preceding an inference; "`therefore' is an illative word".

All adjective clusters.

He used the illative phrase "it follows that" to connect his premise to his conclusion.
The professor pointed out that "thus" is an illative word, used to signal a logical inference.
The argument relied heavily on the illative phrase "as a result" to link the cause to the effect.
In his speech, the politician used the illative word "consequently" to urge the audience to draw a specific conclusion.
The word "hence" is often used as an illative transition to signal the move from premise to conclusion.

Relating to or having the nature of illation or inference; "the illative faculty of the mind".

Relational adjectives (pertainyms).

Resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference; "an illative conclusion"; "inferential reasoning".

All adjective clusters.

The detective made an illative leap to assume the suspect was guilty based on circumstantial evidence.
The professor's illative conclusion about the cause of the disease was supported by numerous studies.
After careful observation, the scientist drew an illative conclusion about the relationship between the variables.
The politician's argument was based on illative reasoning, but lacked concrete evidence to back it up.
The judge made an illative assumption about the defendant's character based on his past record.