innuendo

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for innuendo

innuendo 🔊 /ɪnjuɛˈndow/

innuendo : ඇනුම්පද කීම

innuendo : වක්‍රෝක්තිය

innuendo definition

Noun.

  1. An oblique hint; a remote allusion or reference, usually derogatory to a person or thing not named; an insinuation.
  2. An averment employed in pleading, to point the application of matter otherwise unintelligible; an interpretative parenthesis thrown into quoted matter to explain an obscure word or words; -- as, the plaintiff avers that the defendant said that he (innuendo the plaintiff) was a thief.