insinuatory Definition

insinuate
verb insinuated, insinuating

1. To suggest or hint (something unpleasant) in an indirect way

Example: Are you insinuating that I am lying?
Thesaurus: imply, hint, suggest, purport, propose.
2. To introduce (eg an idea) in an indirect, subtle or devious way.

Example: somehow insinuated his original design into the project
Thesaurus: infiltrate, infuse, introduce, ingratiate, force through, horn in.

Derivative: insinuation
noun

A hint or suggestion of an unpleasant kind
Thesaurus: implication, innuendo, intimation, suggestion, allusion, hint, aspersion, slur, slant.

Derivative: insinuative
adj

Derivative: insinuator
noun

Derivative: insinuatory
adj

Etymology: 16c: from Latin insinuare, insinuatum.

Phrasal Verb: insinuate oneself into something

To succeed in gaining (eg acceptance or favour) by gradual, careful and often cunning means.
Example: insinuated himself into the boss's good books