suggestive

sug·ges·tive  (sg-jstv, s-js-)

adj.

1.

a. Tending to suggest; evocative: artifacts suggestive of an ancient society.

b. Stimulating further thought: "Suggestive here is the Southern, often Western and rural locus of these tales" (Mark Muro).

c. Conveying a hint or suggestion: conveyed the message with a few suggestive words.

2. Tending to suggest something improper or indecent: a controversial song with highly suggestive lyrics.

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sug·gestive·ly adv.

sug·gestive·ness n.

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suggestive [səˈdʒɛstɪv]

adj

1. (postpositive; foll by of) conveying a hint (of something) this painting is suggestive of a hot summer day

2. tending to suggest something improper or indecent

3. able or liable to suggest an idea, plan, etc.

suggestively  adv

suggestiveness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	suggestive - tending to suggest or imply; "artifacts suggestive of an ancient society"; "an implicative statement" implicative connotative - having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit
	2.	suggestive - (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly; "actions indicative of fear" indicatory, revelatory, significative, indicative revealing - showing or making known; "her dress was scanty and revealing"
	3.	suggestive - tending to suggest something improper or indecent; "a suggestive nod"; "suggestive poses" indecent - offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture"

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suggestive

adjective smutty, rude, indecent, improper, blue, provocative, spicy (informal), racy, unseemly, titillating, risqué, bawdy, prurient, off colour, ribald, immodest, indelicate A female employee claimed he made suggestive remarks to her.

suggestive of reminiscent of, indicative of, redolent of, evocative of These headaches were most suggestive of raised blood pressure.

Translations

suggestive [səˈdʒestɪv] ADJ

1. (= improper) [remark, look, clothing] → provocativo, insinuante
sexually suggestive → provocativo

2. (= indicative) to be suggestive of sth: symptoms which were suggestive of heart failure → síntomas que sugerían que pod(r)ía tratarse de un fallo cardíaco, síntomas que parecían indicar que se trataba de un fallo cardíaco
his behaviour was suggestive of a cultured man → su comportamiento parecía indicar que era un hombre culto
the atmosphere was suggestive of a jazz session (= evocative of) → el ambiente evocaba el de una sesión de jazz

3. (= thought-provoking) → sugerente

suggestive [səˈdʒɛstɪv] adj → suggestif/ive

suggestive

adj

to be suggestive of something → an etw (acc) → denken lassen, auf etw (acc) → hindeuten; (= create impression of) → den Eindruck von etw erwecken or vermitteln; (= be indicative of) → auf etw (acc) → hindeuten

(Psych) → suggestiv

(= indecent) joke, remark etc → zweideutig, anzüglich; movements, gesture, clothing → aufreizend; sexually suggestive → sexuell aufreizend

suggestive [səˈdʒɛstɪv] adj

a. (remark) → spinto/a; (look) → indecente

b. (evocative) to be suggestive of → far pensare a, evocare