If you and your friend observe a woman order a drink and he says to you,"What a dog" and you understand him to mean she is not very attractive,what type of meaning are you applying?
A) naming
B) personal
C) contextual
D) connotative
E) denotative

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The meaning being applied is connotative because the word "dog" is being used to refer to a person's attractiveness, which is not the literal definition of the word.

If You and Your Friend Observe a Woman Order a Drink