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in⋅so⋅lent

  [in-suh-luhnt]
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–adjective
1. boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting: an insolent reply.
–noun
2. an insolent person.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L insolent- (s. of insolēns) departing from custom, equiv. to in- in- 3 + sol- (s. of solēre to be accustomed) + -ent- -ent

Related forms:
in⋅so⋅lent⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. brazen; contemptuous. See impertinent.
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in·so·lent   (ĭn'sə-lənt)   
adj.  
  1. Presumptuous and insulting in manner or speech; arrogant.
  2. Audaciously rude or disrespectful; impertinent.

[Middle English, from Latin īnsolēns, īnsolent-, immoderate, arrogant : in-, not; see in-1 + solēns, present participle of solēre, to be accustomed.]
in'so·lent n., in'so·lent·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Insolently

In"so*lent*ly\, adv. In an insolent manner.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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