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Insolence
Insolence meaning
Contemptible, ill-mannered conduct; insulting: arrogant, bold behaviour or attitude. | Insolent conduct or treatment; insult. | The quality of being unusual or novel.
Synonyms of Insolence
Example sentences (10)
They laughed and laughed while I pretended to take great umbrage at their insolence.
Now, because of their insolence, the league has to listen to Chad brag all year about how he got a steal in the fifth round because the homer let a sleeper wideout fall on the draft boards for their team’s third-rate slot receiver.
Last week, social media was buzzing like never before after did a story on Ghanaian nurses/midwives and statistics which back their ‘legendary’ insolence.
Many television broadcasts featured Nkrumah himself, commenting for example on the problematic “insolence and laziness of boys and girls”.
Mercutio is offended by Tybalt's insolence, as well as Romeo's "vile submission", Romeo and Juliet, III.
She remained mistress of her maid, and might degrade her to slavery again for insolence, but could not sell her if she had borne her husband children.
The edict was communicated to the bishop by Pythicodorus Trico, who, though described in the "Chronicon Athanasianum" (XXXV) as a "philosopher", seems to have behaved with brutal insolence.
To punish this insolence, Latona begs Apollo and Artemis to avenge her against Niobe and to uphold her honor.
Vladimir decided to chastise the insolence of his son and began gathering troops against him.
With characteristic insolence, they attacked Herwegh personally when he was not there to defend himself.