suggestivesug‧ges‧tive /səˈdʒestɪv $ səɡ-/ adjective 
Examples
Her symptoms are suggestive of a panic disorder. It was a huge sound, suggestive of whales calling each other.2a remark, behaviour etc that is suggestive makes you think of sex: He kept giving me suggestive looks.—suggestively adverb—suggestiveness noun [uncountable]
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- His songs are full of suggestive lyrics.
- Several of the most sexually suggestive scenes have been cut from the film.
- The film "Tom Jones' is famous for its sexually suggestive eating scene.
- Victor winked at her, and his smile was so wickedly suggestive that Francesca blushed.
- When she worked in the pub, men used to make suggestive remarks to her all the time.
- And in their own dossiers, I found a few suggestive hints to the effect that Rains and Kruger were hardly spotless.
- And there is always something of the suggestive, because our minds accept all predictable ties on the same footing.
- His white face was spiteful, threatening and suggestive.
- Isn't this suggestive, perhaps, of sublimated homosexual attraction?
- The groups were put in contexts suggestive in one case of euphoria, in the other of anger.
- They wore helmets suggestive of the heads of flies, and their black silks were embroidered with arcane silver hieroglyphics.
- This project is intended to be suggestive for future work.
Longman Language Activatorbooks, jokes, remarks etc that are about sex in an amusing way► risqué
Collocations also saucy informal a joke, remark, song etc that is risqué or saucy is about sex and is slightly shocking and amusing: · Those jokes are a bit risqué -- don't tell them in front of your grandparents.· Edgar kept us entertained with a stream of unusual and rather saucy stories.
► suggestive remarks, questions etc that are suggestive have a slightly hidden meaning that is about sex: · When she worked in the pub, men used to make suggestive remarks to her all the time.· The film "Tom Jones' is famous for its sexually suggestive eating scene.
► innuendo remarks that are intended to make you think about sex even though they do not directly mention sex: · The programme consists of an hour of sexist banter and innuendo.· She found his relentless sexual innuendoes irritating.
► rude British jokes, stories, songs etc that are rude deal with sex or parts of the body, especially in a slightly stupid way: · I don't want to hear any more of your rude jokes, Damien -- shut up.· If you are going to tell the children some of your stories make sure they aren't too rude.
► naughty British spoken use this to describe magazines, pictures, songs etc that deal with sex in a rude, but not very serious, way: · Dennis sat on his bed reading a naughty magazine.· They were reading an American novel that seemed to have had all the naughty bits cut out.
clothes, movements, remarks etc that are sexually attractive► sexy sexually attractive: · He's got a really deep sexy voice.· I think leather pants are really sexy.· Gabby dived into the pool leaving her sexy black dress draped over a chair.
► sensual/sensuous seeming to show strong sexual feelings and a desire for sexual pleasure: · Peter leaned forward and kissed the girl's sensual red lips.· The artist became obsessed by her strange, sensual beauty.
► provocative intended to make someone feel sexually excited: · The magazine is full of pictures of partially dressed women in provocative poses.
► seductive very sexually attractive, and making you want to have sex, especially when you should not : · From across the room, I noticed that Philip was giving me a seductive stare.
► suggestive are intended to make you think about sex: · Several of the most sexually suggestive scenes have been cut from the film.· Victor winked at her, and his smile was so wickedly suggestive that Francesca blushed.
► be a turn-on informal something that you think it is sexually exciting: · The sight of all those half-naked men may be a turn-on to some women, but I find it unappealing.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► more
Word family· Tucked away in small crevices can be found other, more suggestive and recognisable human remains.· And we all focus our attention on the potential scandal completely ignoring a far more suggestive state of affairs.· Here the seventh-century evidence is actually more suggestive than that for the sixth.
WORD FAMILYnounsuggestionsuggestivenessadjectivesuggestivesuggestibleverbsuggestadverbsuggestively
1similar to somethingsuggestive of Her symptoms are suggestive of a panic disorder. It was a huge sound, suggestive of whales calling each other.2a remark, behaviour etc that is suggestive makes you think of sex: He kept giving me suggestive looks.—suggestively adverb—suggestiveness noun [uncountable]