suggestive of (something)
suggestive of (something)
1. Evocative or reminiscent of something. The artist's songs are suggestive of European folk music. These ruins are suggestive of a highly organized society living within the cliffsides themselves.
2. Implying, expressing, or making evident something in an indirect or unclear manner. The figures are suggestive of an economy that has not yet become totally stable. The protests and demonstrations are suggestive of a nascent but strong-willed rebellion.
See also: of, suggestive
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
*suggestive of something
reminiscent of something; suggesting something. (*Typically: be ~; become ~.) Bill's homemade soup is suggestive of his mother's. The new movie was suggestive of an old one I had seen on TV.
See also: of, suggestive
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- suggestive
- suggestive of
- smack of
- smack of (something)
- show signs of
- show signs of (something)
- be near the knuckle
- anyone I know?
- near the knuckle
- talk dirty