insolence
contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech.
the quality or condition of being insolent.
Origin of insolence
1Other words from insolence
- o·ver·in·so·lence, noun
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How to use insolence in a sentence
Only in the carnage of the head, the tilt of the chin, was the insolence expressed that had made her many enemies.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonNever again would he sit behind that wheel rejoicing in the insolence of speed.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeThen she put her anger from her; put from her, too, the insolence and scorn with which so lavishly she had addressed him hitherto.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniThen he looked with cold insolence from the dishes set before Garnache to those which were being set for himself.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniThere was in his look and manner, even in his attitude, a something that was almost like a carelessly veiled insolence.
Bella Donna | Robert Hichens
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