insinuatoryadj.
/ɪnˈsɪnjuːətəri/ = insinuative adj.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > hidden or indirect meaning > [adjective] > communicating indirectly
whispering1581
whistering1586
insinuative1649
insinuatory1872
1872 J. Morley Voltaire iii. 118 This philosophising is very much more indirect, insinuatory, and furtive.
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adj.1872