[sug.ges.tive] adj (1631) 1 a: giving a suggestion: indicative "~ of a past era" b: full of suggestions: stimulating thought "provided a ~ ... commentary on the era --Lloyd Morris" c: stirring mental associations: evocative
2: suggesting or tending to suggest something improper or indecent: risque -- sug.ges.tive.ly adv -- sug.ges.tive.ness n