allusive

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F1 drivers generally don't talk about this stuff, and if they do it tends to be in an allusive manner that tries to hide any weaknesses.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

This is a thronged, esoteric, besottedly allusive novel, one of the most niche things I have ever reviewed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

“Elastigirl” riffed off Ciara’s “Oh,” as did “Rockstar” for M.I.A.’s “Bad Girls,” allusive moves that might be hack if she wasn’t so expert at it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2025

These kinds of touches are gently allusive, suggesting more of an atmosphere than pretending to some grand interpretation.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2022

The story told by myxotricha is as deep as any myth, as profoundly allusive.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas