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Meaning of 'insolent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Insolent [ a.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'insolent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . insolent [ s]
Meaning (1):
- unrestrained by convention or propriety
Example in sentence:
  • a barefaced hypocrite;
  • an audacious trick to pull;
  • bald-faced lies;
  • brazen arrogance;
  • the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress;
  • the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim
Meaning (2):
- marked by casual disrespect
Example in sentence:
  • a flip answer to serious question;
  • the student was kept in for impudent behavior

Nearby Words:

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