1. of or relating to hypotaxis; characterized by the use of subordinate clauses or dependent constructions rather than coordination
Usage: grammar and linguistics term; formal

Examples

• The hypotactic structure of the sentence uses a subordinate clause to modify the main clause.
• In hypotactic writing, ideas are connected through grammatical subordination rather than simple coordination.
• The hypotactic style emphasizes relationships of dependence between clauses.
• Classical Latin prose often employs hypotactic constructions with multiple nested subordinate clauses.
• A hypotactic sentence typically contains a main clause with one or more dependent clauses attached to it.