Having the quality of connoting; implying an attribute while denoting a subject: applied to any term which connotates or connotes anything, In whatever sense those verbs may be used.
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adjective.
That implies or suggests something else.
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adjective.
having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit
Word Usage
"The label connotative is inserted to indicate those words and meanings that come from a source other than the name in the headword but are nonetheless closely associated with it."