Definition
Having the quality of faintly suggesting or sketching something out; serving as a vague indication or shadow of something more complete.
Etymology
From Latin 'adumbrare' + '-ative' suffix (indicating quality or tendency). Means 'tending to adumbrate or suggest vaguely.'
Kelly Says
Literary critics use 'adumbrative' to describe writing that hints at themes without stating them—like how Kafka's stories are 'adumbrative of totalitarianism' without directly mentioning governments or control.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُلمّح
mu-l-muh
CACatalà
adumbrat
a-dum-brat
CSČeština
adumbrativní
a-dum-bra-ti-vi
DADansk
adumbrativ
a-dum-bra-tiv
DEDeutsch
adumbrativ
a-dum-bra-tiv
ELΕλληνικά
προεικτικός
pro-eik-tik-os
ESEspañol
adumbrativo
ad-um-bra-ti-vo
FAفارسی
الاشاره
al-esh-a-reh
FISuomi
adumbratiivinen
a-dum-bra-ti-i-vi-nen
FRFrançais
adumbratif
a-düm-bra-tif
HIहिन्दी
अनुमानित
a-nu-ma-ni-t
HUMagyar
adumbráló
a-dum-bra-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
menunjukkan
me-nu-ju-kan
ITItaliano
adumbrativo
a-dum-bra-ti-vo
MRMR
अनुमानित
a-nu-ma-ni-t
MSBahasa Melayu
menunjukkan
me-nu-ju-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောဆပ်
pyaw-sa-phet
NLNederlands
adumbratief
a-dum-bra-tief
NONorsk
adumbrativ
a-dum-bra-tiv
PLPolski
adumbratywny
a-dum-brat-v-ny
PTPortuguês
adumbrativo
a-dum-bra-ti-vo
RORomână
adumbrativ
a-dum-bra-tiv
RUРусский
очерчивающий
o-cher-chi-va-y-ush-chiy
SVSvenska
adumbrativ
a-dum-bra-tiv
SWKiswahili
kuonyesha
koo-nye-sha
TLTL
paglalarawan
pa-glar-a-wan
TRTürkçe
adumbrar
a-dum-brar
UKУкраїнська
окреслювальний
okres-lyu-val-nyy