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- Dictionaryinsolent/ˈɪnsələnt/
adjective
- 1. showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect: "she hated the insolent tone of his voice"
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adjective. us / ˈɪn·sə·lənt / Add to word list. (of a person or a person’s behavior) intentionally and rudely showing no respect: Students were often inattentive, sometimes even insolent, and showed relatively little interest in their work. insolently. adverb us / ˈɪn·sə·lənt·li /
The meaning of INSOLENT is insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct : overbearing. How to use insolent in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Insolent.
Insolent definition: boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting. See examples of INSOLENT used in a sentence.
adjective. us / ˈɪn·sə·lənt /. Add to word list Add to word list. (of a person or a person’s behavior) intentionally and rudely showing no respect: Students were often inattentive, sometimes even insolent, and showed relatively little interest in their work.
If you say that someone is being insolent, you mean they are being rude to someone they ought to be respectful to.
Someone who's insolent is either really doing her own thing, even if it goes against what everyone else is doing, or she’s mildly disrespectful.
Definition of insolent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jun 5, 2024 · insolent (comparative more insolent, superlative most insolent) Insulting in manner or words , particularly in an arrogant or insubordinate manner. Synonym: impudent
Meaning & use. adjective. I. Senses relating to pride or contempt. I.1. c1386–1858. † Proud, disdainful, haughty, arrogant, overbearing; offensively contemptuous of the rights or feelings of others. Said of the powerful, rich, or successful, their actions, etc. Obsolete or blended with sense A.I.2. c1386.
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 .] in′so·lence (-ləns) n. in′so·lent·ly adv.
