allusive
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F1 drivers generally don't talk about this stuff, and if they do it tends to be in an allusive manner that tries to hide any weaknesses.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025
This is a thronged, esoteric, besottedly allusive novel, one of the most niche things I have ever reviewed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
The Second Violin Concerto is in four movements, each with an allusive title, another evocative common trait in Williams’ concert pieces.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2022
These kinds of touches are gently allusive, suggesting more of an atmosphere than pretending to some grand interpretation.
From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2022
The story told by myxotricha is as deep as any myth, as profoundly allusive.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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