1) Figurative 2) Having indirect references 3) Having reference to 4) Indirect 5) Metaphorical 6) Symbolic 
• (a.) Having reference to something not fully expressed; containing an allusion. • (a.) Figurative; symbolical.
Al·lu'sive adjective 1. Figurative; symbolical. 2. Having reference to something not fully expressed; containing an allusion. 
[adj] - characterized by indirect references
allusive 1. Playing upon a word, punning. 2. Symbolical, metaphorical, figurative. 3. Containing an allusion; having, or abounding, with indirect references.
adjective characterized by indirect references; `allusive speech is characterized by allusions`
having reference to something implied or inferred; containing, abounding in, or characterized by allusions. · metaphorical; symbolic; figurative.