About The Word Allusive
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Allusive
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What's The Definition Of Allusive?
[adj] characterized by indirect references; "allusive speech is characterized by allusions"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Allusive: indirect Related Terms | Find terms related to Allusive: allusory | figurative | figured | flowery | implicational | implicative | implicatory | indicative | inferential | insinuating | insinuative | insinuatory | ironic | mannered | metaphorical | ornamented | referential | suggestive | trolatitious | tropological See Also | Allusive In Webster's Dictionary \Al*lu"sive\, a.
1. Figurative; symbolical.
2. Having reference to something not fully expressed;
containing an allusion.
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