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Insolent
"Insolent" in a Sentence (18 examples)
These bank employees seem so politely insolent lately. I wonder what's behind it.
I can't do with him and his insolent ways.
Let's have a gander at this insolent man.
Tom is insolent.
The waiter was insolent.
Don't be insolent.
It was insolent of Tom to demand special treatment.
Chuck is insolent.
I'm not insolent to them.
You're fired, insolent fool.
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Near-synonyms: arrogant, bold, cocky; see also Thesaurus:cheeky
Near-synonyms: insubordinate, offensive; see also Thesaurus:arrogant
insolent behaviour
insolent child
insolent remark
“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers,[…]the chlorotic squatters on huge yachts, the speed-mad fugitives from the furies of ennui, the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosus,[…]!”
What a way do you put yourself in miss! said the insolent.
Diogenes Laertius reports that Diogenes was apt to take the identification with the dog at face value, as when he lifted his leg and relieved himself on a group of young insolents who teased him with a dog's bone […]
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