Meaning

3 senses
  1. Tending to suggest or imply.

    The painting is abstract, but the colors are suggestive of fruit or the Mediterranean.

    suggestiv

    tending to suggest or imply

  2. Suggesting romance, sex, etc.; risqué.

    She crossed her legs and shot him a suggestive smile.

  3. Relating to hypnotic suggestion.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Her looks were suggestive of anxiety.

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  2. Sami had a book which showed photos of children in suggestive poses.

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  3. She wore suggestive clothing.

    deSie hatte aufreizende Kleider an.

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  4. I don't wear suggestive clothing.

    ruЯ не ношу вызывающую одежду.

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  5. Children can and do see straight performers do much more sexually suggestive things than read books to them.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
tending to suggest:

Origin

From suggest + -ive.

From suggest + -ive.

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Forms

more suggestive, most suggestive
Comparativemore suggestive Lesson
Superlativemost suggestive Lesson

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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