connotative

adjective

con·no·ta·tive | \ˈkä-nə-ˌtā-tiv,

kə-ˈnō-tə-tiv

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Definition of connotative

1 : connoting or tending to connote

2 : relating to connotation

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That may be because the connotative force of the word is outstripping the academic meaning of the word. — Kory Stamper, The Cut, "A Brief, Convoluted History of the Word ‘Intersectionality’," 9 Mar. 2018

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