insinuatingly

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adverb

In an insinuating way.

“H. G. Wells It [electricity] came into the house with the cat on any dry day and crackled insinuatingly whenever he stroked her fur.”

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Meanings

adverbinsinuatingly (comparative more insinuatingly, superlative most insinuatingly)

comparative more insinuatingly · superlative most insinuatingly

  1. In an insinuating way.

    H. G. Wells It [electricity] came into the house with the cat on any dry day and crackled insinuatingly whenever he stroked her fur.

Origin

From insinuating + -ly.

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APA

insinuatingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insinuatingly

MLA

“insinuatingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insinuatingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “insinuatingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insinuatingly.

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