Allusive

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  • adjective. Containing or characterized by indirect references.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Punning.
  • Metaphorical.
  • Having reference to something not fully expressed; containing, full of, or characterized by allusions.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Figurative; symbolical.
  • adjective. Having reference to something not fully expressed; containing an allusion.
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  • adjective. Containing or making use of indirect references or hints.
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  • adjective. characterized by indirect references
    • Word Usage
    "A Cloudy and rainy Day, staid at home; spent the day Writing, Reading and Chatting -- I think it observable that our Language is more and more sliding into modes of expression allusive and allegorical, approximating to the eastern stile -- Professional Men, Lawyers, Seamen, Soldiers"
    cross-reference
    allusive arms  
    Equivalent
    indirect  
    Form
    allusively  allusiveness  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    abusive  collusive  conclusive  conducive  elusive  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bittersweet  colloquial  concise  decasyllabic  digressive  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    allusory  figurative  figurative  figured  flowery  
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