connotative

[ kon-uh-tey-tiv, kuh-noh-tuh- ]

/ ˈkɒn əˌteɪ tɪv, kəˈnoʊ tə- /

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adjective

(of a word or expression) signifying or suggestive of an associative or secondary meaning in addition to the primary meaning: A connotative word such as “steely” would never be used when referring to a woman.

Nearby words

connoisseur, connolly, connor, connors, connotation, connotative, connote, connubial, conodont, conoid, conon

Examples from the Web for connotative

But it is easy to produce words which are real instances of connotative individual names.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill
A connotative term is one which denotes a subject, and implies an attribute.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill
The collective name is then "connotative" of the common characters of the collection.
Logic, Inductive and Deductive|William Minto
Most terms (the exceptions and doubtful cases will be discussed hereafter) have two functions, a denotative and a connotative.
Logic|Carveth Read

Connotative meanings like these more than atoned for the unflinching frankness of certain other phrases.
The Whirligig of Time|Wayland Wells Williams