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   suggestive

   /səˈdʒɛstɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. tending to suggest an idea: "there were various suggestive pieces of evidence"
   • ▪ indicative or evocative: "flavours suggestive of coffee and blackberry" Similar redolentevocativereminiscentcharacteristicindicativesymptomatictypicalpeculiar toexclusive to
   • ▪ making someone think of sexual matters: "a suggestive remark" Similar indecentindelicateimproperunseemlytitillatingprovocativesexualsexyoff coloursmuttydirtyribaldbawdyracybluerisquéjuicylewdvulgarcoarsesalaciousprurientinformal:naughtynear the knucklespicy

   Derivatives

   • 1. suggestively adverb
   • 2. suggestiveness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › suggestiveSuggestive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning of suggestive as an adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how suggestive can be used to describe something that gives a suggestion, stimulates thought, or implies impropriety.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSUGGESTIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Suggestive means causing you to think about something, especially sexually. Learn more about its usage, pronunciation and translations in different languages.

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   Suggestive means that suggests or implies something, especially something improper or indecent. Learn more about its origin, usage, and related words on Dictionary.com.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSUGGESTIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of suggestive as an adjective that describes something that hints at something else or implies something improper or indecent. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations and sentences with suggestive.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › suggestiveSuggestive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   suggestive. /sə (g)ˈdʒɛstɪv/ /səgˈdʒɛstɪv/ IPA guide. The adjective suggestive is useful when one thing indicates or hints at something else. Your constant yawning, for example, is suggestive of how tired you are.

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   Suggestive means tending to suggest or imply something, often something improper or indecent. Find out the different meanings, examples, and translations of suggestive in English and Spanish.

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   Learn the meaning of suggestive as an adjective that describes something similar to or reminiscent of something else, or something that suggests sex. See examples of suggestive in sentences and phrases from the corpus.