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allusive
allusivehaving reference to something implied or referred: The clever remark was allusive to Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew.
Not to be confused with:elusive – hard to express or define: an elusive concept; tricky, slippery; baffling; shifty: an elusive felonillusive – deceptive; misleading: an illusive alibi; false; unreal; imaginary: an illusive reference to ghosts and goblinsal·lu·sive A0219200 (ə-lo͞o′sĭv)adj. Containing or characterized by indirect references: an allusive speech.
al·lu′sive·ly adv.al·lu′sive·ness n.allusive (əˈluːsɪv) adjcontaining or full of allusions alˈlusively adv alˈlusiveness nal•lu•sive (əˈlu sɪv)
adj. containing or given to allusions. [1595–1605] al•lu′sive•ly, adv. al•lu′sive•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | allusive - characterized by indirect references; "allusive speech is characterized by allusions"indirect - extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow" |
allusiveadjectiveTending to bring a memory, mood, or image, for example, subtly or indirectly to mind:connotative, evocative, impressionistic, reminiscent, suggestive.Translationsallusive
Synonyms for allusiveadj tending to bring a memory, mood, or image, for example, subtly or indirectly to mindSynonyms- connotative
- evocative
- impressionistic
- reminiscent
- suggestive
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