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单词 insinuant
释义 insinuant, a. rare.|ɪnˈsɪnjuːənt|
[ad. L. insinuānt-em, pr. pple. of insinuāre to insinuate: perh. immed. a. F. insinuant (17th c. in Hatz.).]
1. = insinuating ppl. a. 2; wheedling, ingratiating.
a1639Wotton Educ. in Reliq. (1672) 80 Plausible, insinuant and fortunate men.1685tr. Gracian's Courtiers Orac. 258 Novelty is insinuant, and if it be happy, it sets a double value upon what is good.1839Bailey Festus xxxi. (1852) 501 The train Of those insinuant tempters.
2. That steals its way in.
1877Blackie Wise Men 147 The stony seed Feels the insinuant dew.
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