suggestive
pronunciation
How to pronounce suggestive in British English:
UK [səˈdʒestɪv]
How to pronounce suggestive in American English:
US [səɡˈdʒɛstɪv, səˈdʒɛs-]
-
- Adjective:
- tending to suggest or imply
- (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly
Word Origin
- suggestive (adj.)
- 1630s, "conveying a hint," from suggest + -ive. From 1888 specifically as a faintly euphemistic reference to proposals of indecent behavior. Related: Suggestively; suggestiveness.
Example
- 1. His behavior was suggestive of a cultured man .
- 2. Or perhaps it was my somewhat sexually suggestive comments that offended ?
- 3. Don 't make comments on statuses and pictures of other people that come across as suggestive .
- 4. Good design is suggestive .
- 5. He says he will kill her , describing his plans in gruesome and suggestive detail .