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    insolent

    **part of speech**: adjective   related words: contemptuous, disrespectful, familiar, flippant, forward, fresh, haughty, impertinent, obtrusive, offensive, presumptuous, surly   Word CombinationsSubscriber feature About this feature   derivation: **insolently** (adv.)
    
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    1. Audaciously rude or disrespectful; impertinent or impudent. 2. Archaic Presumptuous and insulting in manner or speech; arrogant. [Middle English, from Latin īnsolēns, īnsolent-, immoderate, arrogant : in-, not; see in-1 solēns, present participle of solēre, to be accustomed.]

    Likewise, how do you use insolence in a sentence? insolence Sentence Examples

    1. personally unpopular, and the rapacity and insolence of her family was well known.
    2. Their crude productions, for the most part, were conspicuous rather for insolence and abusiveness than for logic or learning.

    In this manner, what is the synonym of insolent?

    Synonyms for insolent

    • abusive.
    • arrogant.
    • barefaced.
    • brassy.
    • brazen.
    • breezy.
    • contemptuous.
    • contumelious.

    What is the best definition of insolent ?

    Definition of insolent. 1 : insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct : overbearing. 2 : exhibiting boldness or effrontery : impudent.

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