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[ suhg-jes-tiv, suh- ] / səgˈdʒɛs tɪv, sə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR suggestive ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivethat suggests; referring to other thoughts, persons, etc.: His recommendation was suggestive of his boss's thinking. rich in suggestions or ideas: a suggestive critical essay. evocative; presented partially rather than in detail. that suggests or implies something improper or indecent; risqué: suggestive remarks. Origin of suggestiveFirst recorded in 1625–35; suggest + -ive synonym study for suggestive1. See expressive. OTHER WORDS FROM suggestivesug·ges·tive·ly, adverbsug·ges·tive·ness, nounnon·sug·ges·tive, adjectivenon·sug·ges·tive·ly, adverb non·sug·ges·tive·ness, nounpre·sug·ges·tive, adjectiveun·sug·ges·tive, adjectiveun·sug·ges·tive·ly, adverbun·sug·ges·tive·ness, noun Words nearby suggestiveSuger, suggest, suggestibility, suggestible, suggestion, suggestive, suggillation, sugh, sugi, Suharto, Sui Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for suggestiveSexual harassment is a broad term that can cover everything from suggestive looks, to orders to dress sexier for work, to rape. Waitressing Is One of the Worst Jobs for Sexual Harassment|Brandy Zadrozny|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST The trajectories of these numbers are suggestive and correlate with other things we know. What’s Driving America’s Evolution Divide?|Karl W. Giberson|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST They may be leading or suggestive questions, but they must be questions. Pistorius’s Cross-Examination Could Have Been Grounds for a Mistrial in a U.S. Court|James D. Zirin|May 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST The photograph Al Fayed said showed a suggestive swelling was taken before she met Dodi. Tina Brown: No, Conspiracy Theorists, Princess Diana Was Not Murdered|Tina Brown|August 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Especially as it is such a suggestive place, and one that tourists could visit. Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno’ Sparks Dante Fever in Florence|Barbie Latza Nadeau|May 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST A few minutes later the suggestive fact became apparent—the donkey was gone. Klondike Nuggets|E. S. Ellis Poems and pawn broking—Waterloo Street is a suggestive Grub street. The Spell of Scotland|Keith Clark Elsewhere a half-moon of yellow sand received the ripples with a kiss, suggestive of utter conquest and the end of strife. Under the Waves|R M Ballantyne The “leading article” of the present number bore the suggestive title, “Thank Goodness!” The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's|Talbot Baines Reed Aunt M'riar had not the advantages of the Roman confessional, with its suggestive guichet. When Ghost Meets Ghost|William Frend De Morgan
British Dictionary definitions for suggestive
adjective(postpositive foll by of) conveying a hint (of something)this painting is suggestive of a hot summer day tending to suggest something improper or indecent able or liable to suggest an idea, plan, etc Derived forms of suggestivesuggestively, adverbsuggestiveness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to suggestiveintriguing, redolent, symbolic, reminiscent, evocative, expressive, provocative, rude, off-color, obscene, racy, erotic, indecent, sexy, seductive, indicative, pregnant, symptomatic, remindful, significative |