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Definition of Allusive
1. Adjective. Characterized by indirect references. "Allusive speech is characterized by allusions"
Definition of Allusive
1. a. Figurative; symbolical.
Definition of Allusive
1. Adjective. Containing or making use of indirect references or hints. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Allusive
1. allusion [adj] - See also: allusion
Lexicographical Neighbors of Allusive
Literary usage of Allusive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil by William Young Sellar (1897)
"The reserve with which all his personal relations are indicated, and the allusive
way in which the story of his fortunes is told, are in keeping with the ..."
2. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1810)
"this passage, the limits of our Review prevent ns from extracting more than the
concluding lines, allusive to the calamity which darkened the last days of ..."
3. Retrospective Reviews: A Literary Log by Richard Le Gallienne (1896)
"On these and many other suggestive themes Mr. Dobson gossips in his pleasant,
allusive, vivid, and slyly humorous style, in which many a phrase quaintly ..."
4. English Heraldry by Charles Boutell (1867)
"Rolls of Arms, Official Heraldic Records, &c. Earliest Heraldic Shields and Banners.
allusive ... allusive ..."
5. Handlingar (1903)
"A. Metaphorical and allusive. l. From the history of other nations (or the history
of the world). Universally seem to be used eg Croesus of a very rich man. ..."
6. Publications by Abbotsford Club, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Abbotsford Club, Zenger Club, Saint Louis Club, Lefe Book Club (1842)
"It seems to be allusive to the old aboriginal descent, (a somewhat doubtful
compliment,) and to his relation, by consanguinity and descent, ..."
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