allusive
adjective
having reference to something implied or inferred; containing, abounding in, or characterized by allusions.
allusiveness
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a word derived from
allusive.
Example Sentences
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For all its severity, eating-disorder literature is not conservative in its allusiveness.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 17, 2019
But Mr. Garland’s goal isn’t clarity: it’s allusiveness, and a style of entertainment that swings freely between adventure, some of it silly, and serious mystery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2018
For the most part, however, the photographs are stages upon which Cole performs his erudite allusiveness.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2017
The recondite allusiveness and seeming opacity of his newer work frustrated or even annoyed some critics.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2013
"Well," his daughters heard him say, with a witty allusiveness that was difficult to follow, "so the Magnet has come to the Mountain again—eh?"
From Marriage by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
