conditional

Definition

Limited by a condition.

Etymology

From French conditionnel, from Old French condicionel, equivalent to condition + -al.

Example Sentences

• "I made my son a conditional promise: I would buy him a bike if he kept his room tidy."
• "Every covenant of God with man […] may justly be made (as in fact it is made) with this conditional punishment annexed and declared."
• ""A implies B" is a conditional statement."