Suggestive

//sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛs.tɪv// adj

adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Tending to suggest or imply.

    "The painting is abstract, but the colors are suggestive of fruit or the Mediterranean."

  2. 2
    Suggesting romance, sex, etc.; risqué.

    "She crossed her legs and shot him a suggestive smile."

  3. 3
    Relating to hypnotic suggestion.
Adjective
  1. 1
    tending to suggest something improper or indecent wordnet
  2. 2
    tending to suggest or imply wordnet
  3. 3
    (usually followed by ‘of’) pointing out or revealing clearly wordnet

Synonyms

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implicativeindecentsignificativeabsoluteadducibleadmissible

Example

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"Her looks were suggestive of anxiety."

Etymology

From suggest + -ive.

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