Definition of insolent Insolent
/ɪˈnsʌlʌnt/ - [insulunt] - in•so•lent
We found 11 definitions of insolent from 6 different sources.
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What does insolent mean?
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| insolent - 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 | ||
| audacious, barefaced, bodacious, bald-faced, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced | ||
| unashamed used of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame | ||
| insolent - marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior" | ||
| impudent, snotty-nosed, flip | ||
| disrespectful exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; "remarks disrespectful of the law"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- insolent (a.)
Deviating from that which is customary; novel; strange; unusual. - insolent (a.)
Haughty and contemptuous or brutal in behavior or language; overbearing; domineering; grossly rude or disrespectful; saucy; as, an insolent master; an insolent servant. - insolent (a.)
Proceeding from or characterized by insolence; insulting; as, insolent words or behavior.
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insolent
Unrestrained by convention or propriety.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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insolent
in′so-lent, adj. overbearing: insulting: rude.—n. In′solence.—adv. In′solently. [O. Fr.,—L. insolens—in, not, solens, pa.p. of solēre, to be wont.]
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🔤- insolent, noun, singular of insolents.
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