insinuating
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adjectiveDefinition of INSINUATING
1
: winning favor and confidence by imperceptible degrees : ingratiating
2
: tending gradually to cause doubt, distrust, or change of outlook often in a slyly subtle manner <insinuating remarks>
— in·sin·u·at·ing·ly adverb
Examples of INSINUATING
- <the fortune hunter's insinuating attentions were having their intended effect on the naive heiress>
First Known Use of INSINUATING
1591
Related to INSINUATING
- Synonyms
- disarming, endearing, ingratiating, winning, winsome
- Antonyms
- unendearing, uningratiating
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