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noun
1.
an indirect or covert suggestion or hint, especially of a derogatory nature: She made nasty insinuations about her rivals.
2.
covert or artful suggestion or hinting, as of something implied: His methods of insinuation are most ingenious.
3.
subtle or artful instillment into the mind.
4.
the art or power of stealing into the affections and pleasing; ingratiation: He made his way by flattery and insinuation.
5.
EXPANDArchaic. a slow winding, worming, or stealing in.
6.
COLLAPSEObsolete. an ingratiating act or speech.
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Insinuation
has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
Example Sentences
- Because this time the administration has become a victim of its own campaign of fearmongering and insinuation.
- Her insinuation that all men are inheriently slobs and impossible to reform is deeply troubling.
- And her insinuation that their looming extinction stems from internal rifts, not simply emigration, seems spurious.
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