implicative adjective. [ɪm'plɪkǝtɪv] E17.
[from IMPLICATE verb + -IVE.]
1. Having the quality of implying; tending to imply or implicate. E17.

2. 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.

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