suggestive
adjective
sug·ges·tive
səg-ˈje-stiv 
sə-ˈje-
1
a
: giving a suggestion : indicative
suggestive of a past era
b
: full of suggestions : stimulating thought
provided a suggestive … commentary on the era—
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c
: stirring mental associations : evocative
2
: suggesting or tending to suggest something improper or indecent : risqué
suggestively
adverb
suggestiveness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of suggestive in a Sentence
making unwelcome suggestive remarks to a subordinate will be regarded as sexual harassment
a haunting and suggestive song about a long-lost love
Recent Examples on the Web
John Zogby Grade: C Two new polls out late this week are very suggestive.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
In research conducted last year by Interface and AI Forensics, the group found that users presented with a series of search suggestions most often picked the most suggestive headline available to click on.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 16 July 2024
If last year’s enthusiasm for alcopop-reds were suggestive of adrenaline, fireworks, danger, and rage, this season’s full-bodied evolution speaks more to elegance, class, occasion, and perhaps even indulgence.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
In the final version of the police report, the description of Navalny's symptoms as described in the initial report -- all strongly suggestive of a possible poisoning -- had been left out, according to The Insider.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
In research conducted last year by Interface and AI Forensics, the group found that users presented with a series of search suggestions most often picked the most suggestive headline available to click on.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 16 July 2024
If last year’s enthusiasm for alcopop-reds were suggestive of adrenaline, fireworks, danger, and rage, this season’s full-bodied evolution speaks more to elegance, class, occasion, and perhaps even indulgence.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
In the final version of the police report, the description of Navalny's symptoms as described in the initial report -- all strongly suggestive of a possible poisoning -- had been left out, according to The Insider.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Suggestive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suggestive. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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suggestive
adjective
sug·ges·tive
sə(g)-ˈjes-tiv
1
a
: giving a suggestion : indicative
suggestive of a past era
b
: full of suggestions : stimulating thought
c
: stirring mental associations
2
: suggesting something improper or indecent
suggestively
adverb
suggestiveness
noun
Medical Definition
suggestive
adjective
sug·ges·tive
sə(g)-ˈjes-tiv
1
: serving to indicate
a butterfly-shaped red rash … is highly suggestive of the disease—S. E. Goldfinger et al.
S. E. Goldfinger et al.2
: tending to act like or have the effect of suggestion
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