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innuendo

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innuendo
1. Law (in pleading) a word introducing an explanatory phrase, usually in parenthesis
2. Law in an action for defamation
a. an explanation of the construction put upon words alleged to be defamatory where the defamatory meaning is not apparent
b. the words thus explained


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With his characteristic quickwittedness he caught the drift of each innuendo, divined whence it came, at whom and on what ground it was aimed, and that afforded him, as it always did, a certain satisfaction.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Thers was no mistaking his innuendo, and Saxon felt her cheeks flaming.
The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context
" There were volumes of innuendo in the way the "eventually" was spaced, and each syllable given its due stress.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
 
 
 
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