allusive C2 Topic:Art & Music US /əˈluː.sɪv/ UK /əˈluː.sɪv/ See IPA manual Freq #206665 Meanings 1 adj characterized by indirect references Allusive speech is characterized by allusions. Thesaurus Word family Forms allusively Etymology From Latin allūs-, past participle stem of allūdere (“to joke, jest”; see allude) + -ive. Topics Art & Music External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # allusive **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /əˈluː.sɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈluː.sɪv/ **Frequency rank:** 206665 ## Meanings 1. characterized by indirect references ## Examples - Allusive speech is characterized by allusions. ## Etymology From Latin allūs-, past participle stem of allūdere (“to joke, jest”; see allude) + -ive. ## Topics - Art & Music markdown