insultingly

American

[in-suhlt-ing-lee] / ɪnˈsʌlt ɪŋ li /

adverb

in an insulting way.

Example Sentences

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Hundreds of people turned up for the trial into the 2023 train collision that left 57 dead, leading to angry complaints from lawyers that the venue was "insultingly" unsuitable, and booing from family relatives.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

This ticked off OpenAI CEO Sam Altman not only because the company isn’t for sale, but because the offer is insultingly low.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2025

Mediacom offered the foundation $2,500 in exchange for a waiver of future claims, an amount Ms. Pierce rejected as insultingly small.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2023

Microsoft had to tweak its new ChatGPT-powered Bing search engine, for instance, when it responded weirdly, unnervingly, even insultingly to some users’ queries.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2023

Nhamo stared straight ahead, not insultingly but not in a friendly way either.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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