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telltale

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adjrevealing

Word Origin & History

1540s (n.), 1590s (adj.), from tell + tale, in phrase to tell a tale "relate a false or exaggerated story" (late 13c.).

Example Sentences for telltale

Letty nodded without looking at him; there was a telltale quivering in her face.

He had stolen the telltale agreement too and now held all the cards—all of them.

He had found the trail again, a telltale footprint with the patched sole.

Had he been looking at her he would have seen the telltale color tide her cheeks.

At this point, the wide, old boards of the floor gave a ...

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Synonyms for telltale

adj revealing

giveaway
prognostic
disclosing
evidential
indicatory
informative
meaningful
pointing to
significant
significatory
suggestive

More words related to telltale

advice

noun. recommendation

admonition
advisement
advocacy
aid
bum steer
caution
charge
consultation
counsel
directions
dissuasion
encouragement
exhortation
forewarning
guidance
help
information
injunction
input
instruction
judgment
lesson
news
opinion
persuasion
prescription
proposal
proposition
recommendation
steer
suggestion
teaching
telltale
tidings
tip
tip-off
two cents' worth
view
warning
word
word to the wise

clue

noun. hint, evidence

cue
dead giveaway
hot lead
indication
inkling
intimation
key
lead
mark
notion
pointer
print
proof
sign
solution
suggestion
suspicion
telltale
tip
tip-off
trace
track
wind

clues

noun. hint, evidence

cue
dead giveaway
hot lead
indication
inkling
intimation
key
lead
mark
notion
pointer
print
proof
sign
solution
suggestion
suspicion
telltale
tip
tip-off
trace
track
wind

cue

noun. signal to act

catchword
clue
hint
hot lead
idea
in the wind
indication
inkling
innuendo
intimation
job
key
lead
mnemonic
nod
notion
prod
prompt
prompting
reminder
sign
suggestion
telltale
tip-off
warning

cues