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  • 21Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Comic) — Superherobox caption = Sonic the Hedgehog from the cover of #186, art by Richard Elson debut = Sonic the Comic #1 character name = Sonic the Hedgehog real name = Sonic the Hedgehog aliases = Blue Bomber, Bob Beaky publisher = Egmont Fleetway… …

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  • 22pointed — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. direct, concise, terse, pithy, brief; sharp, barbed, spiked. See sharpness. Ant., dull, roundabout, evasive. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Sharp] Syn. fine, keen, spiked; see sharp 2 . 2. [Biting or… …

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  • 23insinuate — [[t]ɪnsɪ̱njueɪt[/t]] insinuates, insinuating, insinuated 1) VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone insinuates that something bad is the case, you mean that they say it in an indirect way. [V that] The libel claim followed an article which… …

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  • 24insinuate — UK [ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt] / US [ɪnˈsɪnjuˌeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms insinuate : present tense I/you/we/they insinuate he/she/it insinuates present participle insinuating past tense insinuated past participle insinuated to say something unpleasant… …

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  • 25insinuate — [c]/ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt / (say in sinyoohayt) verb (insinuated, insinuating) –verb (t) 1. to suggest or hint slyly. 2. instil or infuse subtly or artfully into the mind: to insinuate doubt. 3. to bring or introduce into a position or relation by indirect …

  • 26insinuatingly — adverb in an insinuating manner the art book has art to sell, insinuatingly, and for a purpose, like the American muse, which has in fact a tradition to sell, and one which doesn t exist, in painting * * * adverb see insinuating * * *… …

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  • 27Address — Ad*dress, n. [Cf. F. adresse. See {Address}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. Act of preparing one s self. [Obs.] Jer Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. Act of addressing one s self to a person; verbal application. [1913 Webster] 3. A formal communication, either …

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  • 28Angle — An gle, v. t. To try to gain by some insinuating artifice; to allure. [Obs.] He angled the people s hearts. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 29Coax — (k[=o]ks; 110), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coaxed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coaxing}.] [Cf. OE. cokes fool, a person easily imposed upon, W. coeg empty, foolish; F. coquin knave, rogue.] To persuade by gentle, insinuating courtesy, flattering, or fondling; to …

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  • 30Coaxed — Coax Coax (k[=o]ks; 110), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coaxed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coaxing}.] [Cf. OE. cokes fool, a person easily imposed upon, W. coeg empty, foolish; F. coquin knave, rogue.] To persuade by gentle, insinuating courtesy, flattering, or… …

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