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
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Entire pieces can—and have—been written on the suggestive use of food in Luca Guadagnino's films alone.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
The question is not how or why this character begins turning into a furry, rodent-killing canine at night, which Heller shows via a few suggestive body-horror shots and quick cuts, but what the after-effect of the transformation is.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Just as important, the new Land Cruiser boasts styling that is boxy yet elegant, suggestive of its off-road capabilities but not wildly inclined with removable doors.
—Dale Buss, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Two massive inflatable skeletons were blown up and perched on the grass beneath a tree, with one giant skeleton sitting on top of the other plastic skeleton in a suggestive manner, leaving little to the imagination of her followers.
—Tracy Wright, Fox News, 6 Oct. 2024
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Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
The question is not how or why this character begins turning into a furry, rodent-killing canine at night, which Heller shows via a few suggestive body-horror shots and quick cuts, but what the after-effect of the transformation is.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Just as important, the new Land Cruiser boasts styling that is boxy yet elegant, suggestive of its off-road capabilities but not wildly inclined with removable doors.
—Dale Buss, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Two massive inflatable skeletons were blown up and perched on the grass beneath a tree, with one giant skeleton sitting on top of the other plastic skeleton in a suggestive manner, leaving little to the imagination of her followers.
—Tracy Wright, Fox News, 6 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for suggestive
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“Suggestive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suggestive. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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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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