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• (a.) Stealing on or into the confidence or affections; having power to gain favor. • (a.) Using insinuations; giving hints; insinuating; as, insinuative remark.
In·sin'u·a·tive adjective [ Confer French insinuatif .] 1. Stealing on or into the confidence or affections; having power to gain favor. 'Crafty, insinuative , plausible men.' Bp. Reynolds. 2. Using insinuations; giving hints; insinuating; as, insinuative
insinuative 1. Stealing on or into the confidence or affections; having power to gain favor. 2. Using insinuations; giving hints; insinuating; as, an insinuative remark.