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allusive

[ uh-loo-siv ]

adjective

  1. having reference to something implied or inferred; containing, abounding in, or characterized by allusions.
  2. Obsolete. metaphorical; symbolic; figurative.


allusive

/ əˈ±ô³Üː²õɪ±¹ /

adjective

  1. containing or full of allusions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ²¹±ôˈ±ô³Ü²õŸ±±¹±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ²¹±ôˈ±ô³Ü²õŸ±±¹±ð±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹±ô·±ô³ÜsŸ±±¹±ð·±ô²â adverb
  • ²¹±ô·±ô³ÜsŸ±±¹±ð·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ôa±ô·±ô³ÜsŸ±±¹±ð adjective
  • un²¹±ô·±ô³ÜsŸ±±¹±ð·±ô²â adverb
  • un²¹±ô·±ô³ÜsŸ±±¹±ð·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of allusive1

First recorded in 1595–1605; allus(ion) + -ive
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Henry will brook no defiance, no matter how allusive, and so Cromwell must die under the shadow of an axe.

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The allusive, charged opening sequence alone would qualify as a devastating short film on the subject.

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It is left to directors to determine the size of the cast and to divide up Jelinek’s finely chiseled writing, which is by turns poetic, punning, allusive and philosophical.

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Some scholars have compared “Macunaíma” to James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” another totemic modernist novel from the 1920s whose allusive, wide-ranging play with language is as central to its identity as its plot.

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All of his best work is allusive, steeped in research and context, materially creative, humane.

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