suggestive.

1. Giving an indication or prompting an idea without stating or proving it.

2. Indirectly conveying a sexual meaning.

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Words that belong together

• suggestive evidence
• suggestive parallel

On the page

The similarity is suggestive but insufficient to establish a connection.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Comparative more suggestive; superlative most suggestive when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: evidence, inference, qualification. Commonness: moderately common.