negative pregnant
A denial which implies its affirmative opposite by seeming to deny only a…A denial which implies its affirmative opposite by seeming to deny only a qualification of the allegation and not the allegation itself. For example, "I have never consumed cocaine while on duty" might imply that the person making the statement had consumed cocaine on other occasions.
Meaning
1 sensesA denial which implies its affirmative opposite by seeming to deny only a qualification of the allegation and not the allegation itself. For example, "I have never consumed cocaine while on duty" might imply that the person making the statement had consumed cocaine on other occasions.
Forms
plural: negatives pregnant| Singular | negative pregnant |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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