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Meaning of "allusively" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ALLUSIVELY

allusively  [əˈluːsɪvlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALLUSIVELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Allusively is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES ALLUSIVELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

allusively

Allusion

Allusion is a figure of speech, in which one refers covertly or indirectly to an object or circumstance from an external context. It is left to the reader or hearer to make the connection; where the connection is detailed in depth by the author, it is preferable to call it "a reference". In the arts, a literary allusion puts the alluded text in a new context under which it assumes new meanings and denotations. It is not possible to predetermine the nature of all the new meanings and intertexual patterns that an allusion will generate. Literary allusion is closely related to parody and pastiche, which are also "text-linking" literary devices. In a wider, more informal context, an allusion is a passing or casually short statement indicating broader meaning. It is an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: In the stock market he met his Waterloo....

Definition of allusively in the English dictionary

The definition of allusively in the dictionary is in an allusive way.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALLUSIVELY


abusively
əbˈjuːsɪvlɪ
collusively
kəˈluːsɪvlɪ
conclusively
kənˈkluːsɪvlɪ
delusively
dɪˈluːsɪvlɪ
diffusively
dɪˈfjuːsɪvlɪ
effusively
ɪˈfjuːsɪvlɪ
elusively
ɪˈluːsɪvlɪ
exclusively
ɪkˈskluːsɪvlɪ
inclusively
ɪnˈkluːsɪvlɪ
inconclusively
ˌɪnkənˈkluːsɪvlɪ
inobtrusively
ˌɪnəbˈtruːsɪvlɪ
intrusively
ɪnˈtruːsɪvlɪ
obtrusively
əbˈtruːsɪvlɪ
preclusively
prɪˈkluːsɪvlɪ
prelusively
prɪˈljuːsɪvlɪ
protrusively
prəˈtruːsɪvlɪ
seclusively
sɪˈkluːsɪvlɪ
transfusively
trænsˈfjuːsɪvlɪ
unexclusively
ˌʌnɪkˈskluːsɪvlɪ
unobtrusively
ˌʌnəbˈtruːsɪvlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALLUSIVELY

allspice
Allston
allude
allure
allurement
allurer
alluring
alluringly
allusion
allusive
allusiveness
alluvia
alluvial
alluvial cone
alluvial fan
alluvial mining
alluvion
alluvium
ally
allycholly

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALLUSIVELY

actively
aggressively
alternatively
collectively
comparatively
creatively
cumulatively
effectively
excessively
extensively
inductively
lively
lovely
massively
negatively
objectively
positively
progressively
relatively
respectively
selectively

Synonyms and antonyms of allusively in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «allusively» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALLUSIVELY

Find out the translation of allusively to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of allusively from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «allusively» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

暗示性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alusivamente
570 millions of speakers

English

allusively
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संकेत से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

allusively
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

намеком
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

allusively
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

allusively
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

allusivement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Alu-aluan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

andeutungs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

allusively
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

allusively
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Allusively
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

allusively
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

allusively
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सर्वसमावेशकपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

imalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

allusively
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

aluzyjnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

натяком
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sugestiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπαινικτικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

allusively
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

allusively
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

allusively
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of allusively

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALLUSIVELY»

The term «allusively» is used very little and occupies the 163.455 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALLUSIVELY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «allusively» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «allusively» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about allusively

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALLUSIVELY»

Discover the use of allusively in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to allusively and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Talk and Social Organisation
rence here of objects which had figured in the delicate negotiations by reference to an explicit formulation, occurring as they do here, by reference to a possibly allusive reference, may, then, allusively appreciate the activity which has been ...
Graham Button, John R. E. Lee, 1987
2
Joel Barlow's Columbiad: A Bicentennial Reading
In other words, Hesper allusively invokes and silences the history-breaking storms of Hatteras so that Raleigh can safely sail into the Chesapeake and the narrator can reveal the significance of American history lost and found in the currents of ...
Steven Blakemore, 2007
3
Works on Episcopacy
Blondel perceived this absurdity, and, to get rid of it, says, Jerome speaks allusively, and that his words are not to be taken in a strict and proper sense ; and this is your opinion also. But your opinion is much less defensible than his ; for he  ...
John Bowden, John Esten Cooke, Benjamin Tredwell Onderdonk, 1831
4
The Musical: A Research and Information Guide
symptom ofacraving for adult entertainment ̄ in which the serious side of life could be addressed. ®allusively. and with delicately risquéwit,instead of dragging it into full view on each andevery occasion ̄(p. 48). Loewe,. Frederick. (1901c88).
William Everett, 2011
5
Past Convictions: The Penance of Louis the Pious and the ...
Allusively. At the end of the fourth century, the church father Ambrose (339–397), bishop of Milan, employed in a similar fashion the same scriptural passages from Paul and Ezekiel in defense of his intervention in secular affairs. In two carefully ...
Courtney M. Booker, 2011
6
Seamus Heaney, Poet of Contrary Progressions
Presents a scholarly exploration of the style, message, and themes of the Irish poet's works.
Henry Hart, 1993
7
Dictionary of Euphemisms
It is no wonder that we choose to refer to these issues allusively. We will look at contraception, cuckoldry, illegitimacy, abortion, miscarriage, pregnancy, and birth in this section. Menstruation, copulation, and human bodies are dealt with ...
R. W. Holder, 2008
8
The Bible in Shakespeare
Thus Marc Antony in Antony and Cleopatra can be read allusively as an avatar of Hercules, Aeneas, Christ, and perhaps Satan, all at once, or at least at various points in the play.70 Similarly, Posthumus, in Cymbeline, who has a dream vision  ...
Hannibal Hamlin, 2013
9
Aeschylus: Persians and Other Plays
... allusively at 32–3, 208–10), must weather the storm of attack or capsize (114– 15, 795–6; allusively 690–1, 705–8, 758–65); in this play much is made of constant reference to the Theban defenders' duty to their motherland's soil and gods; ...
Aeschylus, 2008
10
A Dictionary of Catch Phrases
Sometimes allusively—and, only then, a milk infirst!A domestic c.p.:C20. Sometimes allusively—and, only then, a true c.p. (S.G.Dixon, 1978.) milk in the coconut. See:that accountsforthe.... mill.See:I've been through; trouble. miller.See : stout.
Eric Partridge, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALLUSIVELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term allusively is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Nick Zano to play an evil-ish psychic in Fox's Minority Report series
... as fraternal twins, albeit ones still bound together by their shared powers and allusively literary names. Minority Report debuts September 21. «A.V. Club, Jun 15»
2
Video Works: from the twin towers to Al-Aqsa
More allusively, passport-style pics of Ziad's two kids are photographed, as are his masbaha and several other seemingly “innocent” objects. «The Daily Star, Jun 15»
3
National Ballet impresses with its takes on Sartre and Alexei …
... choreographer embedded himself so deeply inside his chosen music; only Ratmansky goes further, beyond abstraction, allusively mining the ... «Toronto Star, Jun 15»
4
How to write a film review (Part 2)
You get the updated version of what is allusively associated with The Rat Pack, this time packaged as the remake of Ocean's Eleven. Whether ... «Thought Leader, Apr 15»
5
DVD: Traps/Fruit of Paradise
... treated in a phantasmogorical preqel, into a contemporary, allusively sketched faux pastorale environment. Suggestions of loose narrative ... «The Arts Desk, Apr 15»
6
Briskness in the air
If you love red wines whose aromas and flavours begin with fruit, but then lift off allusively in other aromatic directions, take a good look at ... «Decanter China, Apr 15»
7
The world burns, fine art sells
She assembles her findings as anecdotal and allusively poetic reports that suggest longue-durée, otherwise invisible, ecological changes in ... «The Daily Star, Mar 15»
8
Alexander McQueen Fall 2015 RTW
The theme built, allusively, through a sequence of ruched chiffon dresses, under which black lace ran up the sternum and clasped the neck. «Vogue.com, Mar 15»
9
Poverty and empathy
Mr Kristof is correct to identify work as a linchpin not only of material but also emotional well-being, and he's right to recognise, if only allusively, ... «The Economist, Jan 15»
10
The 12 best designed objects of 2014
Since the mid-noughties, he's been creating allusively amorphous vessels in ceramic, copper, wood, silver and gold. His 2013 work with the ... «The Australian Financial Review, Dec 14»

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