insolently
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in·so·lent
(ĭn′sə-lənt)adj.
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.
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Adv. | 1. | insolently - in an insolent manner; "he had replied insolently to his superiors" |
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Translations
بوقاحَه، بإهانَه
drze
uforskammet
meî ósvífni
küstahça
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insolent
(ˈinsələnt) adjective (of a person or his behaviour) insulting or offensive. an insolent stare/remark.
ˈinsolently adverbˈinsolence noun
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