"suggestive" meaning in English

See suggestive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛstɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-suggestive.wav [UK] Forms: suggestive [positive], more suggestive [comparative], most suggestive [superlative]
Etymology: suggest + -ive Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|suggest|ive}} suggest + -ive Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is suggestive, it suggests or implies an idea.
    Sense id: simple-suggestive-en-adj-oGZARIFP
  2. If something that a person says or does is suggestive, the action makes you think of romance or sex.
    Sense id: simple-suggestive-en-adj--MDaP0XR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ive
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