al·lu·sive

[uh-loo-siv]
adjective
1.
having reference to something implied or inferred; containing, abounding in, or characterized by allusions.
2.
Obsolete. metaphorical; symbolic; figurative.

Origin:
1595–1605; allus(ion) + -ive

al·lu·sive·ly, adverb
al·lu·sive·ness, noun
un·al·lu·sive, adjective
un·al·lu·sive·ly, adverb
un·al·lu·sive·ness, noun
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allusive (əˈluːsɪv) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
containing or full of allusions
 
al'lusively
 
adv
 
al'lusiveness
 
n

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Allusive is always a great word to know.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Word Origin & History

allusive
c.1600, from L. allusus, pp. of alludere (see allude) + -ive.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
His writing is spare and allusive, wry and grave, direct and poetic.
He has continued to write in a densely allusive, high-Modernist style, which makes few concessions to the reader.
Here is a work that must be seen precisely because it succeeds in looking
  allusive and not derivative.
The work's allusive meanings come not from individual pictures, but from the
  carefully sequenced whole.
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