allusive

[ uh-loo-siv ]

/ əˈlu sɪv /

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adjective

having reference to something implied or inferred; containing, abounding in, or characterized by allusions.

Obsolete. metaphorical; symbolic; figurative.

Origin of allusive

First recorded in 1595–1605; allus(ion) + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM allusive

al·lu·sive·ly, adverbal·lu·sive·ness, nounun·al·lu·sive, adjectiveun·al·lu·sive·ly, adverb

un·al·lu·sive·ness, noun

Words nearby allusive

all up, allure, allurement, alluring, allusion, allusive, alluvial, alluvial fan, alluvial mining, alluvial plain, alluvion

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Example sentences from the Web for allusive

This is about as explicit as 1Q84 ever gets, and even here the sense of things is allusive.
Murakami's Dreamy Return|Malcolm Jones|November 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It is divided into narrative, representative, and allusive or parabolical poetry.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII.|Various
There was something in this allusive change of epithet that gave Julia a little more courage.
Guy Mannering, or The Astrologer, Complete, Illustrated|Sir Walter Scott
Henry James, Senior, dealt with such things in the most allusive and paradoxical terms.
The Letters of William James, Vol. 1|William James

My indictment will be short, as some of the parties is not present to which you have been allusive.
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 6, December 1837|Various
Immersed in a subject with which they were all familiar, they were allusive, elliptic, and persistently technical.
The Riddle of the Sands|Erskine Childers

British Dictionary definitions for allusive

allusive

/ (əˈluːsɪv) /

adjective

containing or full of allusions

Derived forms of allusive

allusively, adverballusiveness, noun

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单词	allusive
释义	allusive [ uh-loo-siv ] / əˈlu sɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR allusive ON THESAURUS.COM adjective having reference to something implied or inferred; containing, abounding in, or characterized by allusions. Obsolete. metaphorical; symbolic; figurative. Origin of allusive First recorded in 1595–1605; allus(ion) + -ive OTHER WORDS FROM allusive al·lu·sive·ly, adverbal·lu·sive·ness, nounun·al·lu·sive, adjectiveun·al·lu·sive·ly, adverb un·al·lu·sive·ness, noun Words nearby allusive all up, allure, allurement, alluring, allusion, allusive, alluvial, alluvial fan, alluvial mining, alluvial plain, alluvion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for allusive This is about as explicit as 1Q84 ever gets, and even here the sense of things is allusive. Murakami's Dreamy Return\|Malcolm Jones\|November 4, 2011\|DAILY BEAST It is divided into narrative, representative, and allusive or parabolical poetry. The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII.\|Various There was something in this allusive change of epithet that gave Julia a little more courage. Guy Mannering, or The Astrologer, Complete, Illustrated\|Sir Walter Scott Henry James, Senior, dealt with such things in the most allusive and paradoxical terms. The Letters of William James, Vol. 1\|William James My indictment will be short, as some of the parties is not present to which you have been allusive. The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 6, December 1837\|Various Immersed in a subject with which they were all familiar, they were allusive, elliptic, and persistently technical. The Riddle of the Sands\|Erskine Childers British Dictionary definitions for allusive allusive / (əˈluːsɪv) / adjective containing or full of allusions Derived forms of allusive allusively, adverballusiveness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to allusive connotative, evocative, implied, impressionistic, indirect, inferred, remindful
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allusive

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