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adjective
- 1. showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect: "she hated the insolent tone of his voice"
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The meaning of INSOLENT is insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct : overbearing. How to use insolent in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Insolent.
(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 / (Definition of insolent from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Insolent definition: boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting. See examples of INSOLENT used in a sentence.
If you say that someone is being insolent, you mean they are being rude to someone they ought to be respectful to.
Synonyms for INSOLENT: impudent, wise, brazen, cocky, bold, impertinent, defiant, fresh; Antonyms of INSOLENT: timid, meek, shy, humble, polite, modest, courteous, proper.
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.
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 /
Check pronunciation: insolent. Definition of insolent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Insolent definition: Audaciously rude or disrespectful; impertinent or impudent.
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.
