alluded

[ uh-loo-did ]

adjective

1. mentioned or referred to, especially casually or indirectly; aforesaid:

   Your article about the construction tender was misleading, as the alluded issues fall under the Department of Building Services, not the Department of Geological Survey.

2. suggested or hinted at:

   To intensify the plot, there's an alluded chemistry between the two that tests one's credulity, as she is a beautiful young student and he is a lean old man.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of allude ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of alluded¹

allude ( def ) + -ed ²

Example Sentences

He wrote that he deserved to die and alluded to a ominous plan that he had backed out of twice already.

From The Daily Beast

Unfortunately, these problems are merely alluded to—referenced as the important work that feminism does or can do.

From The Daily Beast

She alluded to research on the topic, but did not provide any herself.

From The Daily Beast

The extra layer of intrigue alluded to in that statement is that the WWE itself is an international brand.

From The Daily Beast

Olson and Taylor-Johnson have alluded to some of the complexities in the Scarlet Witch/Quicksilver relationship.

From The Daily Beast

The society newspapers for the week alluded to the matter in veiled, but unmistakable terms.

From Project Gutenberg

The axle, which is likewise of wood, is never greased, and thus causes the demoniacal kind of music to which I alluded.

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In 1891 he went to London, where the circumstance of the visit of the two priests alluded to at p. 383 was related to him.

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I have alluded to wine-drinking as a partly intellectual and partly physical enjoyment.

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The power of Venus in causing rain is fully alluded to in Lenvoy to Scogan, st. 2.

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