connotatively

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English connotative Middle English -ly English -ly English connotatively From connotative + -ly.

1. In a way that connotes; concerning connotation.

   “We use words either denotatively or connotatively; denotatively when a word is used as a mere mark or sign to point out which thing of all possible things we mean to speak of, and connotatively when it is used to point out a supposed characteristic of the thing denoted.”