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suggestive Definition

sug·ges·tive (-jestiv-)

adjective

  1. that suggests or tends to suggest thoughts or ideas
  2. tending to suggest something considered improper or indecent; risqué

suggestive Related Forms

sug·ges·tively adverb sug·ges·tive·ness noun

suggestive Synonyms

suggestive

modif.

  1. Suggesting thoughts or ideas

    carrying a suggestion of, suggestive, evocative, redolent, intriguing, giving an inkling of, symptomatic, indicative; see also symbolic.

  2. Suggesting something indecent or improper

    risqué, indecent, obscene, racy, provocative, vulgar, ribald; see also vulgar 1, 2.

suggestive Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • hypersensitivity: Symptoms suggestive of hypersensitivity have been noted in a limited number of patients.
  • sclerosis: In patients with a single clinical event suggestive of multiple sclerosis, efficacy has been demonstrated over a period of two years.
  • syndrome: No cluster of symptoms suggestive of a discontinuation syndrome was observed.
  • infection: Patients should be advised to report all symptoms or signs suggestive of infection.
  • origin: Also suggestive of origins far back in the mists of time is the dedication stone placed above the south door.
  • possibility: Something that is suggestive of the possibility of a radically different approach.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

develop: A small minority of people who develop symptoms suggestive of CFS have an underlying anxiety or depressive disorder.

Modifies a noun

  • remark: Never make suggestive remarks or discriminatory comments to a child.
  • parallel: In all this, suggestive parallels with language are hard to avoid.
  • evidence: There is suggestive evidence that parental smoking may increase the risk of some childhood cancers.
  • manner: Bernard wiggles his rear, shakes his thick mop of hair and continually sidles up to Brett in a surprisingly suggestive manner.
  • comment: Never make sexually suggestive comments to a child, even in fun.
  • title: Out of date gossip with a suggestive title Holier Than Thou 24 ed.

Modifying Another Word

  • sexually: Never make sexually suggestive comments to a child, even in fun.
  • richly: Empire is a glowing exception to this, a stunningly ambitious, multi-faceted, and richly suggestive book.
  • strongly: Arch's dress in particular was strongly suggestive of such a mission.
  • highly: I heard owls hooting at night; the whole place is highly suggestive of bygone times.
  • merely: The simplicity of the model restricts our interpretations to be merely suggestive rather than definitive.
  • extremely: Therefore he was extremely suggestive at his very best.

Used with adjective complement

seem: At the very least the above seem strongly suggestive of an effect, with Meyrowitz's study the most disturbing of all.

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