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

insolently

[ˈɪnsələntlɪ] ADVinsolentemente
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insolent

(ˈinsələnt) adjective
(of a person or his behaviour) insulting or offensive. an insolent stare/remark. parmantig وَقِح، مُهين нахален insolente drzý unverschämt uforskammet αναιδής, προσβλητικός insolente ülbe وقیح؛ گستاخانه röyhkeä insolent חצוף धृष्ट, गुस्ताख drzak sértő lancang, kurang ajar ósvífinn insolente 無礼な 오만한 užgaulus nekaunīgs; apvainojošs biadab brutaal frekk, uforskammet bezczelny بدغونى، سپك خولى، سپين سترګى، ظالم ( په ژبه يا عمل كې insolente insolent, impertinent нахальный urážlivý, bezočivý nesramen uvredljiv oförskämd, fräck อวดดี küstah (人或其行為)侮辱的 зухвалий, нахабний گستاخ láo xược (人或其行为)无礼的
ˈinsolently adverb
parmantig بوقاحَه، بإهانَه нахално insolentemente drze unverschämt uforskammet αναιδώς, προσβλητικά insolentemente ülbelt با وقاحت röyhkeästi insolemment בְּחוּצפָּה गुस्ताखी drsko szemtelenül, pimaszul dengan lancang með ósvífni insolentemente 無礼にも 오만하게 užgauliai nekaunīgi; apvainojoši dengan biadab onbeschaamd frekt, uforskammet bezczelnie په بد غونی insolentemente insolent, impertinent нахально bezočivo nesramno uvredljivo oförskämt, fräckt อย่างอวดดี küstahça 侮辱地 зухвало گستاخی سے một cách láo xược 傲慢地
ˈinsolence noun
parmantigheid وقاحَه، إهانَه нахалство insolência drzost die Unverschämtheit uforskammethed αναίδεια, αυθάδεια insolencia ülbus گستاخی röyhkeys insolence חוצפה धृष्टता, गुस्ताखी drskost szemtelenség kelancangan ósvífni insolenza 無礼 오만 užgaulumas nekaunība kebiadaban onbeschaamdheid frekkhet, uforskammethet bezczelność بى ډب والى insolência insolenţă нахальство bezočivosť nesramnost uvredljivost oförskämdhet, fräckhet ความทะนง küstahlık 侮辱 зухвальство گستاخی sự láo xược 傲慢
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Passepartout was ready to pounce upon the American, who was staring insolently at his opponent.
"I suppose you are hard up," I remarked insolently.
Sophia (who though naturally all winning sweetness could when occasions demanded it call forth the Dignity of her sex) instantly put on a most forbidding look, and darting an angry frown on the undaunted culprit, demanded in a haughty tone of voice "Wherefore her retirement was thus insolently broken in on?" The unblushing Macdonald, without even endeavouring to exculpate himself from the crime he was charged with, meanly endeavoured to reproach Sophia with ignobly defrauding him of his money .
Steadily, sturdily, almost insolently, he had thrust his way through to the front ranks.
The unfathomable eyes gazed ironically and insolently at him.
"Yes, you can't afford to dine at cafes on that," Ferfitchkin added insolently
Another man stepped forward in almost a sprightly way and glanced insolently up.
"I live on Grand," said O'Sullivan, insolently; "and no trouble to find me at home.
I tried to buy a diploma for an invalid friend at home who had never traveled, and whose desire all his life has been to ascend Mont Blanc, but the Guide-in-Chief rather insolently refused to sell me one.
I suppose I do come on; though in what fashion I know not; being scarcely cognisant of my movements, and solicitous only to appear calm; and, above all, to control the working muscles of my face-- which I feel rebel insolently against my will, and struggle to express what I had resolved to conceal.
Smoke clouds went slowly and insolently across the fields like observant phantoms.
Arrived at the bank of the river the three men perceived that they were followed, turned around, and looking insolently at the Frenchmen, passed some jests from one to another.