suggestive
[suh g-jes-tiv, suh-]
- that suggests; referring to other thoughts, persons, etc.: His recommendation was suggestive of his boss's thinking.
- rich in suggestions or ideas: a suggestive critical essay.
- evocative; presented partially rather than in detail.
- that suggests or implies something improper or indecent; risqué: suggestive remarks.
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Contemporary Examples of suggestively
Ebah, speaking from his home in the camp, said suggestively, “There are signs of a big thing on the horizon.”
Historical Examples of suggestively
Phil jingled them suggestively, and kept on into the restaurant.
The Spoilers of the ValleyRobert Watson
"While we speculate the dinner cools," said Miss Maddledock suggestively.
Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New YorkLemuel Ely Quigg
"If you mention me in dispatches," Bones went on suggestively.
BonesEdgar Wallace
"I suppose my trunk is somewhere else," she said suggestively.
JewelClara Louise Burnham
"Unless we're going out to the stable," she said suggestively.
JewelClara Louise Burnham
suggestive
- (postpositive foll by of) conveying a hint (of something)this painting is suggestive of a hot summer day
- tending to suggest something improper or indecent
- able or liable to suggest an idea, plan, etc
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