English

Adverb

connotatively ‎(comparative more connotatively, superlative most connotatively)

1. In a way that connotes.
   • 1878, Shadworth Hollway Hodgson, The philosophy of reflection, volume 1, page 9:

     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.

See also

• denotatively