implicative

English

Etymology

From implicate +‎ -ive.

Adjective

implicative (comparative more implicative, superlative most implicative)

1. Tending to implicate or to imply; pertaining to implication.

Synonyms

• implicatory

Related terms

• implicit
• implicate
• implication
• implicitness
• imply

Further reading

• “implicative”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “implicative”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.