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单词 suggestive
释义 sug·ges·tive
\-estiv, -tēv also -təv\ adjective
Etymology: Latin suggestus (past participle of suggerere to suggest) + English -ive
1.
 a. : giving a suggestion or hint : indicative, significant
  < the list is suggestive rather than comprehensive >
  < his choice of writers is suggestive of his bias — V.L.Parrington >
  < the peculiar distribution is very suggestive — F.A.Geldard >
  < pediments on the wings, suggestive of gable ends — American Guide Series: Rhode Island >
 b. : full of suggestions : stimulating thought : provocative, seminal
  < provided a suggestive running commentary on the era — Lloyd Morris >
  < a great variety of suggestive ideas — M.R.Cohen >
 c. : stirring mental associations : pregnant, evocative
  < hauntingly suggestive stories >
  < the poetry is … elusive and suggestive — Richard Eberhart >
2. : suggesting or tending to suggest something considered improper or indecent : off-color, risqué
 < suggestive song lyrics >
 < a sly, suggestive wink — A.M.Sampley >
 < a magazine of smutty jokes and suggestive pictures — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin >
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