allusive

C2 Topic:Art & Music
US /əˈluː.sɪv/ UK /əˈluː.sɪv/
adj Freq #206665

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    characterized by indirect references

    Allusive speech is characterized by allusions.

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Forms allusively

Etymology

From Latin allūs-, past participle stem of allūdere (“to joke, jest”; see allude) + -ive.

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