sug ‧ ges ‧ tive /səˈdʒestɪv $ səɡ-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ suggestion , ↑ suggestiveness ; adjective : ↑ suggestive , ↑ suggestible ; verb : ↑ suggest ; adverb : ↑ suggestively ]
1 . similar to something
suggestive of
Her symptoms are suggestive of a panic disorder.
It was a huge sound, suggestive of whales calling each other.
2 . a remark, behaviour etc that is suggestive makes you think of sex:
He kept giving me suggestive looks.
—suggestively adverb
—suggestiveness noun [uncountable]