innuendo
noun
an indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature.
innuendoes
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pluralof innuendo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Madariaga had concluded Columbus was a Jew, said Morison, “by fashioning a significant pattern of hypothesis and innuendoes unsupported by anything so vulgar as fact.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
He used innuendoes to refer to money, on one occasion messaging Gill: "I've received all promised Xmas gifts and requested five more postcards for your kind help next week during the debate."
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025
His dismissed the prosecution’s case as nothing more than “theories, hypotheses, innuendoes, assumptions, gut feelings, hairs on the back of your neck.”
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
On Elara, Adani has said "innuendoes" that the firm was in any manner related to the conglomerate founders were incorrect.
From Reuters ● Feb. 10, 2023
But Charles, though he was not to be moved by such innuendoes, relented in some degree.
From Henrietta Maria by Henrietta Haynes
