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Allusively

Allusively \Al*lu"sive*ly\, adv. Figuratively [Obs.]; by way of allusion; by implication, suggestion, or insinuation.

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allusively

adv. In an allusive manner; in a manner characterized by allusion.

Usage examples of "allusively".

It had been so long since Marjorie had been the object of anyone's overt romantic intentions that he had managed to get out most of what he had planned to say, however allusively and poetically, before she realized the tenor of his words.

It had been so long since Marjorie had been the object of anyone’s overt romantic intentions that he had managed to get out most of what he had planned to say, however allusively and poetically, before she realized the tenor of his words.