perfective

adjective

1. (grammar) of, or relative to the perfect tense or perfective aspect.

2. (obsolete) Tending to make perfect, or to bring to perfection.

noun

1. a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)

Similar word(s): perfect

Definition categories: link, tense

2. the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action

Definition categories: link, aspect