Implicatingly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. In a manner that suggests involvement or connection, especially implying guilt or responsibility ; done in a way that indicates linkage to an action or event, often with a hint of suspicion or blame ; expressing or conveying an association that points to participation or culpability within a given context
2. With an attitude or tone that hints at someone's role in a situation, often suggesting fault or wrongdoing ; performed in a way to show or imply someone's connection to a particular matter or outcome ; demonstrating or communicating an indirect accusation or suggestion that associates an individual with a specific act or circumstance
3. Acting so as to reveal or indicate participation, typically in wrongdoing or controversial circumstances ; characterized by the suggestion or indication of complicity or responsibility ; carrying the implication that someone is connected to or accountable for an event or action through subtle or overt signals

Etymology: "Implicatingly" is "implicating" plus the adverbial suffix "-ly". "Implicating" is the present participle of the verb "implicate," which comes from the Latin "implicare," meaning "to fold into, entangle, or involve." The Latin verb is built from "in-" ("into") and "plicare" ("to fold"), so the original sense is physical: things folded or twisted together until they are hard to separate. That image carried over into English, where "implicate" first meant to entwine or entangle before it came to mean being drawn into a matter, and eventually being shown to be involved in wrongdoing. The adverb therefore describes doing something in a way that draws someone into guilt or suspicion. The verb's core idea of being tangled up with something has stayed constant through the centuries, and the adverb simply applies it to the act of pointing toward involvement in a crime or fault.

Synonyms: incriminatingly, suggestively, hintingly

Antonyms: explicitly, clearly