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PRONUNCIATION OF INSINUATIVE

insinuative  [ɪnˈsɪnjʊeɪtɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INSINUATIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Insinuative is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INSINUATIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

insinuative

Innuendo

An innuendo is an insinuation or intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature. It can also be a remark or question, typically disparaging, that works obliquely by allusion. In the latter sense the intention is often to insult or accuse someone in such a way that one's words, taken literally, are innocent. According to the Advanced Oxford Learner's Dictionary, an innuendo is "an indirect remark about somebody or something, usually suggesting something bad, mean or rude; the use of remarks like this: innuendoes about her private life or The song is full of sexual innuendo." The word is often used to express disapproval. The term sexual innuendo has acquired a specific meaning, namely that of a "risqué" double entendre by playing on a possibly sexual interpretation of an otherwise innocent uttering. For example: "We need to go deeper" can be seen as both a request for further inquiry on any given issue or a request to go deeper into an orifice. Alternatively the simple changing of the pronunciation of a word can be used to make it sound vulgar e.g. innuendo to "in-your-endo".

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INSINUATIVE


comitative
ˈkɒmɪˌteɪtɪv
contemplative
ˈkɒntɛmˌpleɪtɪv
creative
kriːˈeɪtɪv
dative
ˈdeɪtɪv
degenerative
dɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪtɪv
dissipative
ˈdɪsɪˌpeɪtɪv
extenuative
ɪkˈstɛnjʊˌeɪtɪv
illative
ɪˈleɪtɪv
innovative
ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv
integrative
ˈɪntɪˌɡreɪtɪv
irritative
ˈɪrɪˌteɪtɪv
modificative
ˈmɒdɪfɪˌkeɪtɪv
multiplicative
ˈmʌltɪplɪˌkeɪtɪv
native
ˈneɪtɪv
oxidative
ˈɒksɪˌdeɪtɪv
procreative
ˈprəʊkrɪˌeɪtɪv
qualificative
ˈkwɒlɪfɪˌkeɪtɪv
stative
ˈsteɪtɪv
translative
trænsˈleɪtɪv
uncreative
ˌʌnkrɪˈeɪtɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INSINUATIVE

insignificantly
insignificative
insincere
insincerely
insincerity
insinew
insinuate
insinuating
insinuatingly
insinuation
insinuator
insinuatory
insipid
insipidity
insipidly
insipidness
insipience
insipient
insipiently
insist

WORDS THAT END LIKE INSINUATIVE

active
administrative
alternative
collaborative
comparative
conservative
cooperative
cumulative
decorative
derivative
in the negative
informative
initiative
legislative
narrative
negative
operative
qualitative
quantitative
relative
representative

Synonyms and antonyms of insinuative in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «insinuative» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INSINUATIVE

Find out the translation of insinuative to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of insinuative from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «insinuative» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

insinuative
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

insinuative
570 millions of speakers

English

insinuative
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

insinuative
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

insinuative
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

insinuative
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

insinuative
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

insinuative
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

insinuative
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Insinuative
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

insinuative
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

insinuative
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

insinuative
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Insinuative
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

insinuative
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

insinuative
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अप्रतिरोधक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

insinuative
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

insinuative
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

insinuative
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

insinuative
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

insinuative
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

insinuative
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

insinuative
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

insinuative
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

insinuative
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of insinuative

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INSINUATIVE»

The term «insinuative» is used very little and occupies the 178.852 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INSINUATIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «insinuative» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «insinuative» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about insinuative

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INSINUATIVE»

Discover the use of insinuative in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to insinuative and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
insinuative adj syn INGRATIATING, deferential, disarming, ingratiatory, insinuating, saccharine, silken, silky insinuendo n syn INSINUATION, innuendo insipid adj 1 syn UNPALATABLE 1, distasteful, flat, flavorless, ill-flavored, savorless, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
2
A New and Improved Standard French and English and English ...
INSIGNIF1ANT,* E, adj. insignificant, unimportant. INSINCERE, adj. insincere, deceitful. INSINCERITE, if. want of sincerity, insincerity. INSINUANT, E, adj. insinuating, insinuative, wheedling, taking. INSINUATIF, tm. insinuative, insinuation.
Alexander G. Collot, 1856
3
Paths to Asian Medical Knowledge
Sesamum oil is a good vehicle for active medicinal ingredients because it is exquisitely pervasive or vyavayin, "insinuative." " Insinuative means: ready to pervade the body. A drug is insinuative, which, as soon as it is consumed during a meal, ...
Charles M. Leslie, Allan Young, 1992
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Cybernetica
decoding. Therefore insinuative communication is not deceptively intended. There may be various styles in insinuating. Such styles may be called submodes within the insinuative mode. If the receiver decodes an insinuative behavior factually, ...
‎1963
5
Methodos: linguaggio e cibernetico
the receiver decodes a factual communication insinuatively, or if the receiver uses an inappropriate submode in decoding an insinuative communication, misunderstandings arise. In all of the three cases the receiver may accuse the transmitter ...
‎1963
6
Zig
The transcription of a desperate and mysterious man named Zig, this novel delves into the gripping life story of a man chosen to be the center of a bewildering new experiment.
Hugo Yabner, 2013
7
Vollständiges Wörterbuch Der Englischen Sprache Für Die ...
Zttthdtig, sitthttlicb. mh'. et into. insinuant, insinuating, insinuative, engaging, thathas the Gift to insinuate himself or to ingratiate himself to People's Favour. ' Ztttbdtiqfeit, bie, Zttthuiichfcit, the (Liality of him or her that is insinnative, an insinuative ...
Johann Ebers, 1799
8
A New Dictionary of the Portuguese and English Languages: ...
~ativo, adj. insinuative. lnsipidflamente, adv. insipidly, without taste; without spirit, sillily, absurdly. ~ez,ƒ. pl. ~es, insipidity, want of taste, tastelessness, flatness; silliness, absurdity. ~0, adj. ('W) insipid, tasteless, unsavoury, without relish; jig.
Henriette Michaelis, 1905
9
Medical Herald
We too often see the feeling of envy and jealousy shown by one physician toward another in little insinuative, slurring remarks concerning the diagnosis, treatment and management of our patients. This, my friends, comes from the want of ...
‎1897
10
Belgravia
TOM PENROSE IS INSINUATIVE. "A GREAT, silly stupid!" laughed Jenny, to herself, as Will Ashdown made his slow departure. " But, lors, what han'some eyes un's got, to be sure — a'most as han'some as Clem's. I wunner if un ever gives ...
Mary Elizabeth Braddon, 1893

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INSINUATIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term insinuative is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sam Poulter
Don't be shocking just for the sake of it, unless you can do it in a way that's clever and insinuative at the very least. If your battle plan is to be ... «Salt Lake City Weekly, Jul 15»
2
A look at seven books on musicals
This theme is deeply moving, but the magic comes from the insinuative klezmer and Russian folk music, those “sweet-and-sour falling fourths” ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
3
Review: Forensic Shakespeare, by Quentin Skinner
Three chapters explore various beginnings (open, insinuative and failed); the next three explore the narrative that follows and the confirmation ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»
4
How 2016 General Elections Will Affect the Private Sector Business …
All of the current issues that they're discussing tend to sway towards insinuative predictions on the future for (1) unemployment, social security, ... «Marketwired, Feb 15»
5
Review: Estelle, Adam Birnbaum, and Sonny and the Sunsets …
Mr. Birnbaum, 35, has spent the last six years working in a quartet led by the drummer Al Foster, a master of insinuative groove. Their cohesion ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
6
Verdi's Otello
It is a mercurial portrayal, now genial, now ironic or insinuative, nakedly malignant. Like Martinelli, his response to every phrase is specific and ... «Gramophone, Feb 15»
7
Leonard Pitts: No one has a right never to be offended
The spew is amazing : copious, violent, and insinuative....all this from the "value diversity, kumbaya, i-love-the-world types....as long as you are ... «Press Herald, Jan 15»
8
The Week In Music With David P. Weber
'I Gave Myself Up To The River' is another chamber pop gem as 'The Bottom Of White' is more yearning, an insinuative horn snaking its way ... «ABC Online, Nov 14»
9
Veruca Salt's Louise Post reflects on the band's rise and fall
With bassist Steve Lack and drummer Jim Shapiro (Gordon's older brother) the two songwriters soon formed Veruca Salt, creating insinuative ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Sep 14»
10
TVOne raided for false statement on Jokowi
“We convey our aspirations and objections to TVOne over the libelous and insinuative information that it aired regarding the PDI-P,” Masinton ... «Jakarta Post, Jul 14»

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