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adjective
- 1. tending to suggest an idea: "there were various suggestive pieces of evidence"
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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.
Suggestive means causing you to think about something, especially sexually. Learn more about its usage, pronunciation and translations in different languages.
Something that is suggestive refers to other thoughts or persons. Do you know when to use suggestive over its synonyms expressive, meaningful, and significant? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
Scientists and researchers often use the word suggestive to describe results that indicate a strong possibility of something without decisively proving it: "This is suggestive evidence of life on other planets."
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.
1. suggesting; referring to other thoughts, persons, etc.: a recommendation suggestive of her current mood. 2. rich in suggestions or ideas. 3. evocative. 4. implying or hinting at something improper or indecent. [1625–35] sug•ges′tive•ly, adv. sug•ges′tive•ness, n.
Definition of suggestive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
