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Definition of suggestive adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

suggestive

adjective

/səˈdʒestɪv/

/səˈdʒestɪv/,

/səɡˈdʒestɪv/

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suggestive (of something) reminding you of something or making you think about something
- music that is suggestive of warm summer days
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
adverb
- highly
- richly
- strongly
- …
preposition
- of
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making people think about sex
- suggestive jokes
- to make suggestive remarks
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- sound
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
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