imputatively
/ɪmˈpjutətɪvli/
adverb
- In a way that attributes something, especially blame or responsibility, to someone or something.
- The manager spoke imputatively, suggesting the error was the intern's fault.
- She looked at him imputatively, as if he were the reason for the delay.
- The report was written imputatively, assigning blame without clear evidence.
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