allusive

Speech parts

1. allusive - Adjective

2. allusive - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Figurative; symbolical.

Having reference to something not fully expressed; containing an allusion.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

significant referential typical representative symbolic indirect subtle problematic ambiguous implicit expressive reminiscent indicative parabolic allegorical
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Antonyms

real simple direct actual apparent express
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Related terms

allusion allude

Examples

A young writer is easily tempted by the allusive and ethereal and ironic and reflective, but the declarative is at the bottom of most good writing. Garrison Keillor

A poet educated to his finger tips will tend to be allusive. Kenneth Allott

allusive speech is characterized by allusions Source: Internet

Both Duchamp in 1912 and Picabia from 1912 to 1914 developed an expressive and allusive abstraction dedicated to complex emotional and sexual themes. Source: Internet

For example, he followed Petrarch (and Dante) in the unsuccessful championing of an archaic and deeply allusive form of Latin poetry. Source: Internet

Rather, his reference is merely allusive, as he (literally) says only that he has attached himself to the City (proskeimenon tē polei) citation in order to sting it. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

alluringness allus allusion allusively allusiveness allusivity