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insolent
(encz) | insolent,drzý |
Insolent
(gcide) | Insolent \In"so*lent\, a. [F. insolent, L. insolens, -entis,
pref. in- not + solens accustomed, p. pr. of solere to be
accustomed.]
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1. Deviating from that which is customary; novel; strange;
unusual. [Obs.]
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If one chance to derive any word from the Latin
which is insolent to their ears . . . they forthwith
make a jest at it. --Pettie.
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If any should accuse me of being new or insolent.
--Milton.
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2. Haughty and contemptuous or brutal in behavior or
language; overbearing; domineering; grossly rude or
disrespectful; saucy; as, an insolent master; an insolent
servant. "A paltry, insolent fellow." --Shak.
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Insolent is he that despiseth in his judgment all
other folks as in regard of his value, of his
cunning, of his speaking, and of his bearing.
--Chaucer.
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Can you not see? or will ye not observe . . .
How insolent of late he is become,
How proud, how peremptory? --Shak.
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3. Proceeding from or characterized by insolence; insulting;
as, insolent words or behavior.
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Their insolent triumph excited . . . indignation.
--Macaulay.
Syn: Overbearing; insulting; abusive; offensive; saucy;
impudent; audacious; pert; impertinent; rude;
reproachful; opprobrious.
Usage: Insolent, Insulting. Insolent, in its primitive
sense, simply denoted unusual; and to act insolently
was to act in violation of the established rules of
social intercourse. He who did this was insolent; and
thus the word became one of the most offensive in our
language, indicating gross disregard for the feelings
of others. Insulting denotes a personal attack, either
in words or actions, indicative either of scorn or
triumph. Compare Impertinent, Affront,
Impudence.
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insolent
(wn) | insolent
adj 1: marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious
question"; "the student was kept in for impudent
behavior" [syn: impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed,
flip]
2: unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick
to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious
display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times;
"bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with
its quick material successes and insolent belief in the
boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell [syn:
audacious, barefaced, bodacious, bald-faced,
brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, insolent] |
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insolent
(encz) | insolent,drzý |
insolently
(encz) | insolently,nestoudně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Insolently
(gcide) | Insolently \In"so*lent*ly\, adv.
In an insolent manner.
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insolent
(wn) | insolent
adj 1: marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious
question"; "the student was kept in for impudent
behavior" [syn: impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed,
flip]
2: unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick
to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious
display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times;
"bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with
its quick material successes and insolent belief in the
boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell [syn:
audacious, barefaced, bodacious, bald-faced,
brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, insolent] |
insolently
(wn) | insolently
adv 1: in an insolent manner; "he had replied insolently to his
superiors" |
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