See Also: implicative(dictionary)

implicative (iou)



implicative adjective. E17.
[from IMPLICATE verb + -IVE.]
Having the quality of implying; tending to imply or implicate. E17.
Logic. Designating or pertaining to a relationship between propositions such that the one implies the other. Also, designating or pertaining to a proposition asserting such a relationship. E20.
implicatively adverb L16.
implicativeness noun M20.