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insultingly

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in·sult  (n-slt)
v. in·sult·ed, in·sult·ing, in·sults
v.tr.
1.
a. To treat with gross insensitivity, insolence, or contemptuous rudeness. See Synonyms at offend.
b. To affront or demean: an absurd speech that insulted the intelligence of the audience.
2. Obsolete To make an attack on.
v.intr. Archaic
1. To behave arrogantly.
2. To give offense; offend: a speech that was intended to insult.
n. (nslt)
1. An offensive action or remark.
2.
a. Medicine A bodily injury, irritation, or trauma.
b. Something that causes bodily injury, irritation, or trauma: "the middle of the Bronx, buffeted and poisoned by the worst environmental insults that urban America can dish out" (William K. Stevens).

[French insulter, from Old French, to assault, from Latin nsultre, to leap at, insult, frequentative of nsilre, to leap upon : in-, on; see in-2 + salre, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots.]

in·sulter n.
in·sulting·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.insultingly - in a disrespectful and insulting manner; "he behaves insultingly toward his parents"
2.insultingly - in an unfair and insulting manner; "this internationally known writer was foully condemned by the Muslim fundamentalists"
Translations
insultingly [ɪnˈsʌltɪŋlɪ] ADV [behave, talk] → ofensivamente, de modo insultante
she was insultingly dismissivesu desdén era insultante
these adverts are insultingly sexistel sexismo de estos anuncios resulta todo un insulto
insultingly [ɪnˈsʌltɪŋli] adv
[laugh, say] → de manière insultante
insultingly
advbeleidigend; behavein beleidigender or unverschämter Weise
insultingly [ɪnˈsʌltɪŋlɪ] advin modo offensivo
insultingly [ɪnˈsʌltɪŋlɪ] advin modo offensivo


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Felix soon learned that the treacherous Turk, for whom he and his family endured such unheard-of oppression, on discovering that his deliverer was thus reduced to poverty and ruin, became a traitor to good feeling and honour and had quitted Italy with his daughter, insultingly sending Felix a pittance of money to aid him, as he said, in some plan of future maintenance.
Germaine's table; and, more amazing still, the husbands had so far approved of the grossly discourteous conduct of the wives as to consent to make the most insultingly trivial excuses for their absence.
It was but too apparent that they had been insultingly, shamefully, disgracefully deceived.
 
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