insulting
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of insulting
Example Sentences
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Insulting your children is certainly rude, although Miss Manners notices you conveniently skipped over your own rudeness in taking them where they were not invited.
From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023
"Insulting any surname is not freedom of speech," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2023
Insulting each other, being disrespectful to each other, robbing each other of their dignity.
From Salon • May 8, 2022
Insulting someone for the sake of manipulation is among the worst social behavior, and so many people do it casually.
From Slate • Jul. 15, 2021
Insulting new recruits, we would learn, was something that drill instructors were required to do.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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