Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Insinuative \In*sin"u*a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. insinuatif.]
   1. Stealing on or into the confidence or affections; having
      power to gain favor. ``Crafty, insinuative, plausible
      men.'' --Bp. Reynolds.

   2. Using insinuations; giving hints; insinuating; as,
      insinuative remark.