insolent

in·so·lent  (ns-lnt)

adj.

1. Presumptuous and insulting in manner or speech; arrogant.

2. Audaciously rude or disrespectful; impertinent.

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[Middle English, from Latin nsolns, nsolent-, immoderate, arrogant : in-, not; see in-¹ + solns, present participle of solre, to be accustomed.]

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inso·lent n.

inso·lent·ly adv.

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insolent

Adjective

rude and disrespectful [Latin in- not + solere to be accustomed]

insolence n
insolently adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	insolent - marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior" flip, impudent, snotty-nosed disrespectful - exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; "remarks disrespectful of the law"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher"
	2.	insolent - unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell brazen, brazen-faced, audacious, bald-faced, barefaced, bodacious, brassy unashamed - used of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame

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insolent

adjective rude, cheeky, impertinent, fresh (informal) bold, insulting, abusive, saucy, contemptuous, pert, impudent, uncivil, insubordinate, brazen-faced << OPPOSITE polite

Translations

insolent [ˈɪnsələnt] adj → insolente, descarado

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insolent [ˈɪnsələnt] adj → insolent(e)

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insolent [ˈɪnsələnt] insolence adj → frech, unverschämt

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insolent [ˈɪnsələnt] adj → insolente