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Definition of Insolent |
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Insolent
Deviating from that which is customary; novel; strange; unusual. Haughty and contemptuous or brutal in behavior or language; overbearing; domineering; grossly rude or disrespectful; saucy; as, an insolent master; an insolent servant. Proceeding from or characterized by insolence; insulting; as, insolent words or behavior. Related Definitions: An, And, As, Behavior, Brutal, By, Characterized, Contemptuous, Customary, Deviating, Disrespectful, Domineering, From, Grossly, Haughty, In, Insolence, Insolent, Insulting, Is, Language, Master, Novel, Or, Overbearing, Proceeding, Rude, Saucy, Servant, Strange, That, Unusual, Which |
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Insolent Quotations
Some are made modest by great praise, others insolent. Friedrich Nietzsche Hunger is insolent, and will be fed. Homer The attitude of insolent haughtiness is characteristic of the relationships Americans form with what is alien to them, with others. Jose Saramago It is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable or an insolent demand, and up starts a patriot. Robert Walpole It is the coward who fawns upon those above him. It is the coward who is insolent whenever he dares be so. Junius |
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Insolent Translations
insolent in Italian is sfacciato, insolente insolent in Latin is impudens insolent in Norwegian is uforskammet insolent in Spanish is deslenguado, procaz |
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