allusivelyadv.

1615 R. Brathwait Strappado 78 (title) An Embleme which the Author composed in honour of his Mistris, to whom he rests euer deuoted. Allusiuely shadowing her name in the title of the Embleme, which hee entiles: His Frankes Anatomie.

1649 H. Hammond Pract. Catech. (new ed.) i. ii. 15 By which allusively are noted the Romane Armies (whose Ensigne was the Eagle).

1671 J. Eachard Some Observ. Answer to Grounds Contempt of Clergy 63 To take the words not litterally, but allusively.

1765 W. Shirley Birth of Hercules Argt., in Electra sig. P The birth of a law-giver and hero..is made allusively prophetic of the future merit and fame of a great Prince.

1870 H. Macmillan Bible Teachings ii. 39 They are only used allusively, as a kind of pictorial language.

1656 J. Trapp Comm. Bks. New Test. (ed. 2) v. 65 Allusively to the walks and galleries that were about the temple.

1755 E. Young Centaur vi, in Wks. (1757) IV. 259 To speak allusively to the patriarchal vision.

1779 S. Johnson Dryden in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets III. 75 An incident..allusively mentioned by Dryden.

1868 A. Helps Realmah II. x. 55 To write always allusively, but so that the allusions should be understood by any intelligent person.

1881 G. Strachey in Academy 5 Mar. 163/3 Trafalgar is dismissed allusively and unintelligibly in two lines.

1920 J. A. K. Thompson Greeks & Barbarians vii. 170 Our ‘Symbolism’ employs certain accepted symbols, which allusively and discreetly recombining it sets the spirit dreaming.

1965 Life 1 Oct. 13/1 The Italians still generally refuse to write about themselves and, when they do, they write allusively and with circumspection.

2005 A. Juszczyk in P. Parrinder & J. S. Partington Reception of H.G. Wells in Europe 142 His visit to Soviet Russia appears to be allusively mentioned in a chapter entitled ‘Cudzoziemcy w Moskwie’ (Strangers in Moscow).