All 4 Uses of
suggestive
in
Washington Square
- "Haven't you a WORD?" asked his companion, with her suggestive smile coming back.†
Chpt 16 *
- Mrs. Penniman, to tell the truth, had, in the seclusion of her own apartment—and, I may add, amid the suggestiveness of Catherine's, which wore in those days the appearance of that of a young lady laying out her trousseau—Mrs. Penniman had measured her responsibilities, and taken fright at their magnitude.†
Chpt 29
- I see your side perfectly, but I also"— and she smiled with melancholy suggestiveness—"I also see the situation as a whole!"†
Chpt 30
- This suggestiveness was lost upon Catherine, who repeated her violent inquiry.†
Chpt 30
Definition:
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(suggestive) tending to bring to mind
(When the thing brought to mind is not clear from context, it is often sex.)