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implicatory

implicatory adjective: relating to implication.

Adjective

implicatory (comparative more implicatory, superlative most implicatory)

  1. Relating to implication.
    • Where will you find a purer and more suggestive bit of criticism given in a fresher and more implicatory style than the following?1854 October, “You have heard of Them”, in D. W. Holly, editor, The United States Review, New York, N.Y.: Lloyd & Brainard […], page 327
    • "And further back there was an authentic satyr came into the family tree—so I'm told," continued Mr. Joolby, addressing himself to his prospective customer but turning to favour the scandalised Parkinson with an implicatory leer.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
    Synonyms:
    implicative

Synonyms of implicatory

Forms of implicatory

comparativemore implicatory
superlativemost implicatory

Origin of implicatory

From implicate + -ory.

Questions about implicatory

What does implicatory mean?
Implicatory means relating to implication.
What part of speech is implicatory?
Implicatory is an adjective.

Words near implicatory in the dictionary

  1. implicative
  2. implicatively
  3. implicativeness
  4. implicator
  5. implicators
  6. implicatory
  7. implicatum
  8. implicature
  9. implicatures
  10. implicit
  11. Implicit Association Test

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