ALLUSIVE

allusive

(adjective) characterized by indirect references; “allusive speech is characterized by allusions”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

allusive (comparative more allusive, superlative most allusive)

that contains or makes use of allusions (indirect references or hints)

Synonym: suggestive

Source: Wiktionary


Al*lu"sive, a.

1. Figurative; symbolical.

2. Having reference to something not fully expressed; containing an allusion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

24 May 2025

EARTHSHAKING

(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”


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