subtextual

Adjective

Meaning

subtextual (not comparable)

Pertaining to subtext.

Examples

When you are writing literary writing, you are communicating something subtextual with emotions and poetry. The prose has to have a voice; it's not just typing. It takes a while to get that voice. Joyce Carol Oates

The thread of will-they-or-won't-they was the real driver of every word and glance and shift of body. So... this was a date, Blay thought. A subtextual negotiation slipcovered in talk of books read and music enjoyed. J.R. Ward

I hate even the idea of a synopsis. When stories are really working, when you're providing subtextual exploration and things that are deeply layered, you're obligated to not say things out loud. Shane Carruth

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