suggestive

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

adjective tending to suggest or imply
adjective (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly
adjective tending to suggest something improper or indecent

Etymology

From suggest + -ive.

In classic literature

They were suggestive of unnumbered thousands. — The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War, Stephen Crane
"It was most suggestive," said Holmes. — The Lock and Key Library: Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English, Unknown
Each fact is suggestive in itself. — His last bow : $b Some later reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle

Synonyms

implicative

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