insinuative
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Still, there was a strong sense of unity to the work, and a prevailing mood of insinuative bombast.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2015
Another charge made by Hochhuth is that through certain insinuative speeches, Churchill manipulated Hitler into initiating a few scattered bombing raids on British towns.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hello, Dolly!, a musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker, has eye appeal, ear appeal, love appeal and laugh appeal, but its most insinuative charm is its nostalgic appeal.
From Time Magazine Archive
Palm fronds are silhouettes against an implacably blue sky, and in the distance one hears the eerie, insinuative call of the muezzin, summoning the faithful of Islam to prayer.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Item, on the 24th, a small, insinuative clyster, preparative and gentle, to soften, moisten, and refresh the bowels of Mr. Argan."
From The Imaginary Invalid by Charles Heron Wall
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