Definition of "subjunctive"

subjunctive

/səbˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/

adjective
not comparable
1. (grammar, of a verb) Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.
noun
countable and uncountable, plural subjunctives
1. (grammar, uncountable) Ellipsis of subjunctive mood.
2. (countable) A form in the subjunctive mood.