insolent
Plural: insolents
Adjective Satellite
- marked by casual disrespect
- unrestrained by convention or propriety; ; ; - Los Angeles Times; ; ; - Bertrand Russell
- "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"
Adj
- Insulting in manner or words, particularly in an arrogant or insubordinate manner.
- Rude.
Noun
- A person who is rude, disrespectful, or impertinent.
- A person who is insolent.
Examples
- insolent behaviour
- insolent child
- insolent remark
- The INSOLENT player challenged every word, even obvious ones, just to annoy.
Origin / Etymology
PIE word
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From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin īnsolēns (“unaccustomed, unwanted, unusual, immoderate, excessive, arrogant, insolent”), from in- (privative prefix) + solēns, present participle of solēre (“to be accustomed, to be wont”).
Synonyms
audacious, bald-faced, barefaced, bodacious, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, flip, impudent, snotty-nosed, disrespectful, impertinent
Scrabble Score: 8
insolent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordinsolent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
insolent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary