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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

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

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

He strikes just two vocal chords: one, the brawling ranter, the other the insinuative little-boy whiner.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I don't deny there are plenty of ghosts about," he answered with insinuative deference.

From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Israel Zangwill


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