implicative
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plɪˌkeɪ adjective
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to show to be involved, esp in a crime |
| 2. | to involve as a necessary inference; imply: his protest implicated censure by the authorities |
| 3. | to affect intimately: this news implicates my decision |
| 4. | rare to intertwine or entangle |
| [C16: from Latin implicāre to involve, from | |
| implicative | |
| —adj | |
| im'plicatively | |
| —adv | |
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Implicative
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example sentences
He really hogs the camera, if you'll pardon the implicative verb.
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