SUGGESTIVE


Meaning of SUGGESTIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ səg-ˈjes-tiv, sə-ˈjes- ]

adjective

Date: 1631

1.

a. : giving a suggestion : indicative

suggestive of a past era

b. : full of suggestions : stimulating thought

provided a suggestive …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 adverb

• sug·ges·tive·ness noun

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