Definition of suggestive
1a : giving a suggestion : indicative suggestive of a past erab : full of suggestions : stimulating thought provided a suggestive … commentary on the era — Lloyd Morrisc : stirring mental associations : evocative
2 : suggesting or tending to suggest something improper or indecent : risqué
suggestively
adverbsuggestiveness
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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
Recent Examples of suggestive from the Web
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Santilli is accused of taking suggestive pictures of the scantily clad girl and posting them to Backpage.com.
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Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and action, and some suggestive content.
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Director: Patty Jenkins Cast: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, David Thewlis Rated: PG-13 (sequences of violence and action, suggestive content)
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PG-13 (images of war casualties, brief suggestive material) Their Finest Funny and moving period drama about a woman (Gemma Arterton) in wartime London who stumbles into a job as a screenwriter on a propaganda movie.
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MPAA rating: PG-13, for sequences of adventure violence, and some suggestive content.
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No Tales ☆ Rated: PG-13 for some suggestive content and adventure violence.
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SOCIAL CLUB: ADIOS’ Rated PG for historical smoking throughout, thematic elements and brief suggestive material.
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And Calvin Klein takes much the same tack, putting up giant black and white billboards graced by oil-slick models lounging moodily in all manner of suggestive poses, abs a-blazing.
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First Known Use of suggestive
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SUGGESTIVE Defined for English Language Learners
suggestive
playDefinition of suggestive for English Language Learners
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: bringing thoughts, memories, or feelings into the mind
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: showing or seeming to show something
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: causing or tending to cause sexual feelings or excitement
SUGGESTIVE Defined for Kids
suggestive
playDefinition of suggestive for Students
1 : giving a hint The furniture is suggestive of the past.
2 : full of suggestions I read a suggestive book about decorating.
3 : suggesting something improper or indecent
Medical Dictionary
suggestive
playMedical Definition of suggestive
1: serving to indicate a butterfly-shaped red rash…is highly suggestive of the disease—S. E. Goldfinger et al
2: tending to act like or have the effect of suggestion
Law Dictionary
suggestive
Legal Definition of suggestive
: giving a suggestion or making a hint: as a : being a trademark, trade dress, trade name, or service mark that requires the consumer to use thought and imagination to perceive the nature of the product or service Editor's note: Suggestive marks are entitled to trademark protection without proof of secondary meaning. b : relating to or being a lineup that in some way suggests to the witness which member of the lineup is in fact the defendant
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