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implicative

American  
[im-pli-key-tiv, im-plik-uh-tiv] / ˈɪm plɪˌkeɪ tɪv, ɪmˈplɪk ə tɪv /

adjective

  1. tending to implicate or imply; characterized by or involving implication.

Other Word Forms

  • implicatively adverb
  • nonimplicative adjective
  • nonimplicatively adverb

Etymology

Origin of implicative

First recorded in 1580–90; implicate + -ive

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