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IMPLICATIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tending to suggest or imply

Example:

an implicative statement

Synonyms:

implicative; suggestive

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

connotative (having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit)

Derivation:

imply (express or state indirectly)

imply (suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic)

imply (have as a logical consequence)

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