allusive

== English == === Etymology === From Latin allūs-, past participle stem of allūdere (“to joke, jest”; see allude) +‎ -ive. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əˈluː.sɪv/, /əˈljuː.sɪv/ (US) IPA(key): /əˈluː.sɪv/ Homophone: elusive === Adjective === allusive (comparative more allusive, superlative most allusive) that contains or makes use of allusions (indirect references or hints) 2013, Nick Nicholas, George Baloglou (translators and editors), Introduction, Unknown author, An Entertaining Tale of Quadrupeds, [14th c, Παιδιόφραστος διήγησις τῶν ζῴων τῶν τετραπόδων], page 87, The Book is a more allusive work than the Tale, which leads to speculation on whether the digressions in both works might not merely be a case of a rambling narrator. Synonym: suggestive ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== allude allusion ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === eluvials == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ly.ziv/ Homophone: allusives === Adjective === allusive feminine singular of allusif == Italian == === Adjective === allusive feminine plural of allusivo