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Insolently

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in·so·lent  (ns-lnt)
adj.
1. Presumptuous and insulting in manner or speech; arrogant.
2. Audaciously rude or disrespectful; impertinent.
[Middle English, from Latin nsolns, nsolent-, immoderate, arrogant : in-, not; see in-1 + solns, present participle of solre, to be accustomed.]
inso·lent n.
inso·lent·ly adv.
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Adv.1.insolently - in an insolent manner; "he had replied insolently to his superiors"


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The unfathomable eyes gazed ironically and insolently at him.
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