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insinuant

insinuant adjective: insinuating; insinuative.

Adjective

insinuant (comparative more insinuant, superlative most insinuant)

  1. (obsolete) Insinuating; insinuative.

Forms of insinuant

comparativemore insinuant
superlativemost insinuant

Origin of insinuant

From Latin insinuans, present participle: compare French insinuant.

Questions about insinuant

What does insinuant mean?
Insinuant means insinuating; insinuative.
What part of speech is insinuant?
Insinuant is an adjective.

Words near insinuant in the dictionary

  1. insincerest
  2. insincerities
  3. insincerity
  4. insinew
  5. insinewed
  6. insinuant
  7. insinuate
  8. insinuated
  9. insinuates
  10. insinuateth
  11. insinuating

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