insolent 音标拼音: ['ɪnsələnt]
n . 侮慢无乱的人
a . 粗野的,无礼的,侮慢的
侮慢无乱的人粗野的,无礼的,侮慢的
insolent adj 1 :
marked by casual disrespect ; "
a flip answer to serious question "; "
the student was kept in for impudent behavior " [
synonym : {
impudent }, {
insolent }, {
snotty -
nosed },
{
flip }]
2 :
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 [
synonym :
{
audacious }, {
barefaced }, {
bodacious }, {
bald -
faced },
{
brassy }, {
brazen }, {
brazen -
faced }, {
insolent }]
Insolent \
In "
so *
lent \,
a . [
F .
insolent ,
L .
insolens , -
entis ,
pref .
in -
not solens accustomed ,
p .
pr .
of solere to be accustomed .]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 .
Deviating from that which is customary ;
novel ;
strange ;
unusual . [
Obs .]
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If one chance to derive any word from the Latin which is insolent to their ears . . .
they forthwith make a jest at it . --
Pettie .
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If any should accuse me of being new or insolent .
--
Milton .
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2 .
Haughty and contemptuous or brutal in behavior or language ;
overbearing ;
domineering ;
grossly rude or disrespectful ;
saucy ;
as ,
an insolent master ;
an insolent servant . "
A paltry ,
insolent fellow ." --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
Insolent is he that despiseth in his judgment all other folks as in regard of his value ,
of his cunning ,
of his speaking ,
and of his bearing .
--
Chaucer .
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Can you not see ?
or will ye not observe . . .
How insolent of late he is become ,
How proud ,
how peremptory ? --
Shak .
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3 .
Proceeding from or characterized by insolence ;
insulting ;
as ,
insolent words or behavior .
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Their insolent triumph excited . . .
indignation .
--
Macaulay .
Syn :
Overbearing ;
insulting ;
abusive ;
offensive ;
saucy ;
impudent ;
audacious ;
pert ;
impertinent ;
rude ;
reproachful ;
opprobrious .
Usage : {
Insolent }, {
Insulting }.
Insolent ,
in its primitive sense ,
simply denoted unusual ;
and to act insolently was to act in violation of the established rules of social intercourse .
He who did this was insolent ;
and thus the word became one of the most offensive in our language ,
indicating gross disregard for the feelings of others .
Insulting denotes a personal attack ,
either in words or actions ,
indicative either of scorn or triumph .
Compare {
Impertinent }, {
Affront },
{
Impudence }.
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114 Moby Thesaurus words for "
insolent ":
abusive ,
arrogant ,
assuming ,
atrocious ,
audacious ,
aweless ,
backhand ,
backhanded ,
bold ,
brash ,
brassy ,
brazen ,
brazenfaced ,
bumptious ,
callous ,
calumnious ,
cavalier ,
challenging ,
cheeky ,
cocky ,
cold ,
contemptuous ,
contumelious ,
cool ,
crude ,
daring ,
defiant ,
defying ,
degrading ,
derisive ,
dictatorial ,
discourteous ,
disdainful ,
disparaging ,
disregardful ,
disrespectful ,
familiar ,
forward ,
fresh ,
greatly daring ,
hard ,
hardened ,
haughty ,
high -
and -
mighty ,
hubristic ,
humiliating ,
impenitent ,
imperative ,
impertinent ,
impolite ,
improvident ,
imprudent ,
impudent ,
inaffable ,
incautious ,
indiscreet ,
injudicious ,
insubordinate ,
insulting ,
irreverent ,
left -
handed ,
lofty ,
magisterial ,
obdurate ,
obtrusive ,
offensive ,
outrageous ,
overbearing ,
overbold ,
overcareless ,
overconfident ,
overpresumptuous ,
oversure ,
overweening ,
peremptory ,
pert ,
presuming ,
presumptuous ,
procacious ,
pushy ,
rash ,
regardless of consequences ,
ridiculing ,
rude ,
saucy ,
scurrile ,
scurrilous ,
self -
appointed ,
self -
elect ,
supercilious ,
superior ,
temerarious ,
unabject ,
unaccommodating ,
unchary ,
uncivil ,
uncomplaisant ,
uncontrite ,
uncourteous ,
uncourtly ,
ungallant ,
ungracious ,
unmelted ,
unpolite ,
unrepentant ,
unrepenting ,
unsoftened ,
unspeakable ,
untouched ,
unwary ,
uppish ,
uppity ,
wise ,
would -
be
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INSOLENT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of INSOLENT is rude or impolite : having or showing a lack of respect for other people; often : boldly disrespectful toward those in authority or of higher rank or status
INSOLENT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com INSOLENT definition: boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting See examples of insolent used in a sentence
INSOLENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary INSOLENT definition: 1 rude and not showing respect: 2 rude and not showing respect: 3 (of a person or a person’s… Learn more
Insolent - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com 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
insolent, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . . insolent, adj n meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
Insolent - definition of insolent by The Free Dictionary insolent presumptuous; arrogant; impertinent: His insolent remarks were not well received
insolent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of insolent adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary extremely rude and showing a lack of respect His tone was insolent Some people said he had been disrespectful to the president in his last speech Some people think it is impolite to ask someone’s age
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INSOLENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you say that someone is being insolent, you mean they are being rude to someone they ought to be respectful to her insolent stare The officer stamped his boot 'Don't be insolent with me, mademoiselle '
Insolent Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Insolent definition: Audaciously rude or disrespectful; impertinent or impudent