lo•cu•tion•ar•y (loʊˈkyu ʃəˌnɛr i)
adj.
of or pertaining to the act of conveying semantic content in an utterance, considered as independent of the interaction between the speaker and the listener.
Definition of ILLOCUTIONARY
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relating to or being the communicative effect (as commanding or requesting) of an utterance <“There's a snake under you” may have the illocutionary force of a warning>