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

3 April 2025

WHOLE

(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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