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allusive

[uh-loo-siv] / əˈlu sɪv /


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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

The allusive, charged opening sequence alone would qualify as a devastating short film on the subject.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 7, 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




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