Difference between Conjunctive and Joint

What is the difference between Conjunctive and Joint?

Conjunctive as an adjective is relating to a conjunction while Joint as an adjective is done by two or more people or organisations working together.

Conjunctive

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: relating to a conjunction of a personal pronoun, used only in immediate conjunction with the verb of which the pronoun is the subject, such as French je or Irish sé of or relating to logical conjunction

Joint

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.Any part of the body where two bones join, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.A means of joining two pieces of wood together so that they interlock.A cut of meat.A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.A restaurant, bar, nightclub or similar business.(always with the) prisonA marijuana cigarette.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Done by two or more people or organisations working together.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together; as, to joint boards.To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly.

Example sentence: Prudence does not mean failing to accept responsibilities and postponing decisions; it means being committed to making joint decisions after pondering responsibly the road to be taken.

We hope you now know whether to use Conjunctive or Joint in your sentence.

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