insolent
IPA: ˈɪnsʌɫʌnt
noun
- A person who is insolent.
adjective
- Insulting in manner or words, particularly in an arrogant or insubordinate manner.
- Rude.
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Examples of "insolent" in Sentences
- No more, ever, of that strange suspicion -- 'insolent' -- oh, what a word!
- -- She called her insolent, and assurance; and said, Begone, bold woman as thou art!
- "I wonder if you know how insolent is your tone, Belmanoir?" asked Fortescue steadily.
- She called her insolent, and assurance; and said, Begone, bold woman as thou art! — but come hither.
- There was a certain insolent quality in her beauty, as if it flaunted itself somewhat too defiantly in the beholder's eye.
- He was not exactly free and easy, but somehow naturally insolent, which is anyway less offensive than an insolence practised before the looking-glass.
- He had a manner of adoring the handsome, insolent queen of his affections (I will explain in a moment why I call her insolent); indeed, he looked up to her literally as well as sentimentally; for she was the least bit the taller of the two.
- They seized on these emperors of the senate, for such they called them with malicious contempt, stripped them of their garments, and dragged them in insolent triumph through the streets of Rome, with the design of inflicting a slow and cruel death on these unfortunate princes.
- After this they conversed in a whisper too low for me to hear, but I could distinguish the word insolent as if meant to me; and finding I could have no chance of influencing his mind at this time, I retired to my chamber, waiting for the summons of the breakfast-bell, and have written thus far.
- Some think this psalm was penned upon occasion of some great distress and trouble that the church of God was in, when the enemies were in insolent and threatening, in which case the church does not so much pour out her complaint to God as place her confidence in God, and triumph in doing so; and with such a holy triumph we ought to sing this psalm.
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