in·so·lent

[in-suh-luhnt]
adjective
1.
boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting: an insolent reply.
noun
2.
an insolent person.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin insolent- (stem of insolēns) departing from custom, equivalent to in- in-3 + sol- (stem of solēre to be accustomed) + -ent- -ent

in·so·lent·ly, adverb
o·ver·in·so·lent, adjective
o·ver·in·so·lent·ly, adverb


1. brazen; contemptuous. See impertinent.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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insolent (ˈɪnsələnt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
offensive, impudent, or disrespectful
 
[C14: from Latin insolens, from in-1 + solēre to be accustomed]
 
'insolence
 
n
 
'insolently
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

insolent
late 14c., "proud, disdainful, haughty, arrogant," from L. insolentem (nom. insolens) "arrogant, immoderate," lit. "unusual," from in- "not" + solentem, prp. of solere "be accustomed," which possibly is related to sodalis "close companion," and to suescere "become used to." Meaning "contemptuous of rightful
authority" is from 1670s.
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Example sentences
In spite of his respectable upbringing, in spite of a certain undeniable
  shyness, he never omitted to be insolent.
The only exceptionalism they exhibit is the exceptionally incoherent,
  incompetent and insolent.
And sometimes, especially if the other side is dishonest, a more insolent tack
  is called for.
Finally, after one particularly insolent answer, the defendants' attorneys
  adjourned the deposition.
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