How do you pronounce allusive?

allusive is pronounced as /əˈluːsɪv/.

💭allusive

adjective

/əˈluːsɪv/

Making indirect references or hints; suggestive without being explicit.

The novel is full of allusive passages that point to classical literature.

suggestive, indirect, symbolic, figurative, evocative

direct, explicit, literal

allusive remarks, allusive style, highly allusive, allusive language

characterized by reserve or self-control; held back

Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of things being com...

Having mixed or contradictory feelings about something or someone.

Related to language or linguistics; concerning the scientific study of language.

a color like that of ripe lemons or the sun

difficult to understand; obscure