noun Download 🔗Share A derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing. An implication, intimation or insinuation. Examples : "She made a devious innuendo about her husband, who was embarrassed." communication language character word society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A rhetorical device with an omitted, but obvious conclusion, made to increase the force of an argument. Examples : "During the school debate, Sarah used an innuendo about her opponent's lack of research, implying that their arguments were weak. " language communication literature writing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Part of a pleading in cases of libel and slander, pointing out what and whom was meant by the libellous matter or description. Examples : "The innuendo in the letter to the editor clearly pointed to the specific teacher, not the whole department, as the subject of the criticism. " law language communication media Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To interpret (something libellous or slanderous) in terms of what was implied. Examples : "The teacher innuendoed the student's comments about the test, interpreting them as a complaint about the teacher's teaching methods, even though the student had only been suggesting a few questions were unclear. " communication language word society statement law action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
