allusive

  • 11allusive — Synonyms and related words: allusory, figurative, figured, flowery, implicational, implicative, implicatory, indicative, inferential, insinuating, insinuative, insinuatory, ironic, mannered, metaphorical, ornamented, referential, suggestive,… …

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  • 12allusive — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Tending to bring a memory, mood, or image, for example, subtly or indirectly to mind: connotative, evocative, impressionistic, reminiscent, suggestive. See SUGGEST …

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  • 13allusive — al lu·sive || uːsɪv adj. hinted, implied, intimated …

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  • 14allusive — [ə lu:sɪv, lju: ] adjective using or containing suggestion rather than explicit mention. Derivatives allusively adverb allusiveness noun …

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  • 15allusive — a. Hinting, suggestive, innuent, emblematic, typical, symbolical, figurative …

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  • 16allusive — adj referential, indicative, inferential, suggestive, allusory …

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  • 17allusive — al·lu·sive …

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  • 18allusive — UK [əˈluːsɪv] / US [əˈlusɪv] adjective formal referring to someone or something in an indirect way …

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  • 19allusive — al•lu•sive [[t]əˈlu sɪv[/t]] adj. containing or given to allusions • Etymology: 1595–1605 al•lu′sive•ly, adv. al•lu′sive•ness, n …

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  • 20allusive — /əˈlusɪv/ (say uh loohsiv) adjective 1. having reference to something not fully expressed or stated; containing, full of, or characterised by allusions. 2. Obsolete metaphorical. –allusively, adverb –allusiveness, noun …

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