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Suggestive

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Adjective

1. implicative, suggestive

tending to suggest or imply

Example Sentences:
'artifacts suggestive of an ancient society'
'an implicative statement'

2. indicative, indicatory, revelatory, significative, suggestive

(usually followed by of') pointing out or revealing clearly

Example Sentences:
'actions indicative of fear'

3. suggestive

tending to suggest something improper or indecent

Example Sentences:
'a suggestive nod'
'suggestive poses'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Suggestive

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adjective
1. (postpositive; foll by of)
conveying a hint (of something)
this painting is suggestive of a hot summer day
2. 
tending to suggest something improper or indecent
3. 
able or liable to suggest an idea, plan, etc

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Suggestive

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adjective
1. 
that suggests or tends to suggest thoughts or ideas
2. 
tending to suggest something considered improper or indecent; risqué

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Suggestive

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adj.
1.
a. Tending to suggest; evocative: artifacts suggestive of an ancient society.
b. Stimulating further thought: "Suggestive here is the Southern, often Western and rural locus of these tales" (Mark Muro).
c. Conveying a hint or suggestion: conveyed the message with a few suggestive words.
2. Calling to mind sexual desire or sex acts: a controversial song with highly suggestive lyrics.

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