the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Stealing on or into the confidence or affections; having power to gain favor.
adj. Using insinuations; giving hints; insinuating.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Making insinuations; hinting; insinuating.
Stealing into the affections; ingratiating.
Word Usage
"It was Mr Mahmood Farooqui who made suggestive (I would hold back the word 'insinuative' for now) comments about the enormous richness of Urdu belittling (read his texts carefully and you would realize what he is trying to do) Punjabi."