alluded

American  

[uh-loo-did] / əˈlu dɪd /

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.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of allude.

Etymology

Origin of alluded

allude ( def. ) + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Alluded in the last wager, the total TD yardage is often shorter than imagined, and the Eagles and Patriots don't have an arsenal of explosive players.

From Golf Digest • Jan. 29, 2018

An incomplete Glossary of Australian terms and concepts which may prove helpful to understanding this book: Anniversary Day: Alluded to in the text, is now known as Australia Day.

From On the Track by Lawson, Henry

Alluded to by Nash in Pierce Penniless, 1592.

From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham