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insinuating
/ɪn ˈsɪn ju eɪ tɪŋ/
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calculated to please or gain favor
insinuating meaning(s)
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- (adj) calculated to please or gain favor
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- He may be our most insinuating movie star and, amid all his studly competitors, the one with the lowest profile.
- In other words, this is a movie that manages somehow to fuse ordinary reality and more or less believable fantasy in a very insinuating way.
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insinuatingly
in an insinuating manner
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insinuation
/ɪn ˌsɪn ju ˈeɪ ʃən/
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an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
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insipid
/ɪn ˈsɪ pɪd/
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lacking taste or flavor or tang
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insipidity
/ˌɪn sɪ ˈpɪ dɪ tɪ/
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extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest
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insipidly
in an insipid manner
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insipidness
extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest
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insist
/ɪn ˈsɪst/
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be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
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insistence
/ɪn ˈsɪ stəns/
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continual and persistent demands
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insistency
/ɪn ˈsɪs tən sɪ/
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the state of demanding notice or attention
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insistent
/ɪn ˈsɪ stənt/
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repetitive and persistent
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insistently
/ɪn ˈsɪ stənt li/
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in an insistent manner
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insisting
/ɪn ˈsɪ stɪŋ/
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continual and persistent demands
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insobriety
/ˌɪn səʊ ˈbraɪ ə tɪ/
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a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
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insofar
/ˈɪn sə fɑr/
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to the degree or extent that
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insolate
expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun
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insolation
/ˌɪn səʊ ˈlɛɪ ʃən/
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sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat
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insole
the inner sole of a shoe or boot where the foot rests
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insolence
/ˈɪn sə ləns/
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the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
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insolent
/ˈɪn sə lənt/
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marked by casual disrespect
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insolently
in an insolent manner
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insolubility
/ɪn ˌsɑ ljʊ ˈbɪ lɪ tɪ/
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the property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it…
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insoluble
/ɪn ˈsɑl jə bəl/
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(of a substance) incapable of being dissolved
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insolvable
/ɪn ˈsɑl və bl/
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not easily solved