allusive

  • 1Allusive — Al*lu sive, a. 1. Figurative; symbolical. [1913 Webster] 2. Having reference to something not fully expressed; containing an allusion. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2allusive — I adjective allusory, ambiguous, clandestine, connotative, covert, eclipsed, evasive, imperspicuous, implicational, implicative, indicative, indirect, inferential, inferred, notional, obscure, screened, suggestive, tacit, vague, veiled associated …

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  • 3allusive — (adj.) c.1600, from L. allus , pp. stem of alludere (see ALLUDE (Cf. allude)) + IVE (Cf. ive). Related: Allusively; allusiveness …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4allusive — [ə lo͞os′iv, alo͞os′iv] adj. 1. containing an allusion 2. using allusion; full of allusions allusively adv. allusiveness n …

    English World dictionary

  • 5allusive — ● allusif, allusive adjectif Qui contient une allusion, qui procède par allusion : Phrase allusive. Il est resté très allusif …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 6allusive — [[t]əlu͟ːsɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED Allusive speech, writing, or art is full of indirect references to people or things. His new play, Arcadia, is as intricate, elaborate and allusive as anything he has yet written …

    English dictionary

  • 7allusive — adjective /əˈluː.sɪv,əˈljuː.sɪv,əˈluː.sɪv/ Containing or making use of indirect references or hints. His speech was allusive. See Also: allude, allusion …

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  • 8allusive — allusion ► NOUN ▪ an indirect reference to something. DERIVATIVES allusive adjective allusively adverb allusiveness noun …

    English terms dictionary

  • 9allusive — adjective see allusion …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 10allusive — allusively, adv. allusiveness, n. /euh looh siv/, adj. 1. having reference to something implied or inferred; containing, abounding in, or characterized by allusions. 2. Obs. metaphorical; symbolic; figurative. [1595 1605; ALLUS(ION) + IVE] * * * …

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