suggestive; gradually provoking doubt or change of viewpoint; ingratiating, unctuous; pleasing
hint, allude to; subtly instill; gain favor through indirect means
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Insinuating Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Insinuate
of Insinuate
(a.)
Winding, creeping, or flowing in, quietly or stealthily; suggesting; winning favor and confidence insensibly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutWinding, creeping, or flowing in, quietly or stealthily; suggesting; winning favor and confidence insensibly.
insinuating
\in*sin"u*a`ting\ (?), a. winding, creeping, or flowing in, quietly or stealthily; suggesting; winning favor and confidence insensibly. his address was courteous, and even insinuating.
Verb
1. introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner; "He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people at the nearby table"
(hypernym) bring in, introduce
2. give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"
(synonym) intimate, adumbrate
(hypernym) hint, suggest
(derivation) insinuation, innuendo
Insinuating Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
An innuendo is an indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature. It can also be a remark or question, typically disparaging (also called insinuation), that works obliquely by allusion. In the latter sense, the intention is often to insult or accuse someone in such a way that one's words, taken literally, are innocent.
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