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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Insinuation \In*sin"u*a`tion\, n. [L. insinuatio: cf F. insinuation.] 1. The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in By a soft insinuation mix'd With earth's large mass. --Crashaw. 2. The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means -- formerly used in a good sense as of friendly influence or interposition. --Sir H. Wotton. I hope through the insinuation of Lord Scarborough to keep them here till further orders --Lady Cowper. 3. The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner. He bad a natural insinuation and address which made him acceptable in the best company. --Clarendon. 4. That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion; as slander may be conveyed by insinuations. I scorn your coarse insinuation. --Cowper. Syn: Hint; intimation; suggestion. See {Innuendo}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: insinuation n : an indirect (and usually malicious) implication [syn: {innuendo}]
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