insulting

[in-suhl-ting]

adjective

1. giving or causing insult; characterized by affronting rudeness, insolence, etc.

   Synonyms: nasty, offensive, derogatory, abusive, discourteous, rude

Other Word Forms

• insultingly adverb
• uninsulting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of insulting¹

First recorded in 1585–95; insult + -ing ²

Example Sentences

"Let's be clear: this isn't about paperwork. It's prejudice dressed up as policy. It's ignorant, insulting, and frankly medieval," Mr Mardell wrote on Facebook.

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Union representatives have called Boeing’s previous offers insulting and pointed to recent wage gains by workers in the company’s Northwest commercial operations.

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The result showed how unpopular some of his economic changes have been and how badly Milei’s blunt, sometimes insulting style had alienated his allies and the public.

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Sadat said Ghares was tried on charges of "insulting a state institution" and "spreading false or malicious information likely to harm public order or security".

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“The idea was, could you do magic without insulting people?”

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