insinuating

[ in-sin-yoo-ey-ting ]

/ ɪnˈsɪn yuˌeɪ tɪŋ /

tending to instill doubts, distrust, etc.; suggestive: an insinuating letter.

gaining favor or winning confidence by artful means: an insinuating manner.

Words nearby insinuating

First recorded in 1585–95; insinuate + -ing²

in·sin·u·at·ing·ly, adverbhalf-in·sin·u·at·ing, adjectivehalf-in·sin·u·at·ing·ly, adverbpre·in·sin·u·at·ing·ly, adverb

un·in·sin·u·at·ing, adjective

She did insinuatingly ask Wilbur what his favourite flower was, but this got her nowhere, because it proved that he did not know.
The Wrong Twin|Harry Leon Wilson
"Yes; but us would be staying here," said Duke insinuatingly.
"Us"|Mary Louisa S. Molesworth
She talked to her softly and insinuatingly, putting Jim out of the way.
The Girls of Central High on Track and Field|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
The duke's face was insinuatingly bland and his manner smooth as an eel.
The Title Market|Emily Post

The two agents, insinuatingly dangerous, entered the house at once, followed by the corporal from Arcis and one gendarme.
An Historical Mystery|Honore de Balzac