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IMPLICATIVELY

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im⋅pli⋅ca⋅tive

  [im-pli-key-tiv, im-plik-uh-tiv]
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–adjective
tending to implicate or imply; characterized by or involving implication.
Origin:
1580–90; implicate + -ive

Related forms:
im⋅pli⋅ca⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
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im·pli·ca·tion   (ĭm'plĭ-kā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of implicating or the condition of being implicated.

  2. The act of implying or the condition of being implied.

  3. Something that is implied, especially:

    1. An indirect indication; a suggestion.

    2. An implied meaning; implicit significance.

    3. An inference. See Usage Note at infer.

im'pli·ca'tive adj., im'pli·ca'tive·ly adv.
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