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allusive
[ uh-loo-siv ]
adjective
- having reference to something implied or inferred; containing, abounding in, or characterized by allusions.
- Obsolete. metaphorical; symbolic; figurative.
allusive
/ É˱ô³Ü˲õɪ±¹ /
adjective
- containing or full of allusions
Derived Forms
- ²¹±ô˱ô³Ü²õŸ±±¹±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
- ²¹±ô˱ô³Ü²õŸ±±¹±ð±ô²â, adverb
Other yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²¹±ô·±ô³ÜîsŸ±±¹±ð·±ô²â adverb
- ²¹±ô·±ô³ÜîsŸ±±¹±ð·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- ³Ü²Ôî a±ô·±ô³ÜîsŸ±±¹±ð adjective
- unî ²¹±ô·±ô³ÜîsŸ±±¹±ð·±ô²â adverb
- unî ²¹±ô·±ô³ÜîsŸ±±¹±ð·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of allusive1
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Example Sentences
Henry will brook no defiance, no matter how allusive, and so Cromwell must die under the shadow of an axe.
The allusive, charged opening sequence alone would qualify as a devastating short film on the subject.
It is left to directors to determine the size of the cast and to divide up Jelinekâs finely chiseled writing, which is by turns poetic, punning, allusive and philosophical.
Some scholars have compared âMacunaÃmaâ to James Joyceâs âUlysses,â another totemic modernist novel from the 1920s whose allusive, wide-ranging play with language is as central to its identity as its plot.
All of his best work is allusive, steeped in research and context, materially creative, humane.
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