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suggestfully

suggestfully adverb: synonym of suggestively.

Adverb

suggestfully (comparative more suggestfully, superlative most suggestfully)

  1. (rare) Synonym of suggestively.
    • "You have made a mistake in the way you have gone about things. Now I don't mind giving a little money for services rendered, and if you have come here to tell me what you know about Dr. Links, we'll begin to talk business. […] Now out with the truth and I'll make you glad you came,"—and Burbank...1897, Carrie Goldsmith Childs, Lost Lineage, Floral Park, N.Y.: Mayflower Publishing Co., pages 72–73
    • Lucy looked up, "Ya know I'm good at this, don't ya honey. Let me give ya some head." She licked her lips, suggestfully.2011, Bob Freeman, A.K.A...Jimmy Smith: A Novel of Crime and Romance, Denver, C.O.: Outskirts Press, Inc., page 37
    Synonyms:
    suggestively

Examples of suggestfully in a sentence

  • Links, we'll begin to talk business. […] Now out with the truth and I'll make you glad you came,"—and Burbank jingled suggestfully, the silver pieces in his trousers pocket.1897, Carrie Goldsmith Childs, Lost Lineage, Floral Park, N.Y.: Mayflower Publishing Co., pages 72–73:
  • 'Hmmm, I may go down to that cricket club if it is hiding men like that,' said Amelia, running her finger suggestfully around her glass.2015, Graham J. Wood, Zein: The Prophecy, [New York, N.Y.]: [Clink Street], →ISBN, page 103:

Synonyms of suggestfully

Forms of suggestfully

comparativemore suggestfully
superlativemost suggestfully

Origin of suggestfully

From suggestful + -ly.

Questions about suggestfully

What does suggestfully mean?
Suggestfully means synonym of suggestively.
How do you use suggestfully in a sentence?
Links, we'll begin to talk business. […] Now out with the truth and I'll make you glad you came,"—and Burbank jingled suggestfully, the silver pieces in his trousers pocket.
What part of speech is suggestfully?
Suggestfully is an adverb.

Words near suggestfully in the dictionary

  1. suggested itself
  2. suggestedness
  3. suggester
  4. suggesters
  5. suggestful
  6. suggestfully
  7. suggestibilities
  8. suggestibility
  9. suggestible
  10. suggestibleness
  11. suggestibly

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