Associations to the word «Allusive»

Wiktionary

ALLUSIVE, adjective. That contains or makes use of allusions (indirect references or hints).

Dictionary definition

ALLUSIVE, adjective. Characterized by indirect references; "allusive speech is characterized by allusions".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne