All 4 Uses
imply
in
The Westing Game
(Edited)
- Are you implying, sir, that the medical profession is corrupt?
p. 31.4implying = suggesting or saying indirectly
- In his will Sam Westing implied (he did not state, he implied) that (1) he was murdered, (2) the murderer was one of the heirs, (3) he alone knew the name of the murderer, and (4) the name of the murderer was the answer to the game.
p. 47.8implied = suggested
- In his will Sam Westing implied (he did not state, he implied) that (1) he was murdered, (2) the murderer was one of the heirs, (3) he alone knew the name of the murderer, and (4) the name of the murderer was the answer to the game.
p. 47.8 *
- Surely Mr. McSouthers could have had his prescription refilled, or are you implying he committed suicide?
p. 169.1implying = suggesting or saying indirectly
Definitions:
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(1)
(imply) to suggest or say indirectly -- possibly as a logical consequence
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)