insolent - Dictionary definition and meaning for word insolent

Definition
(adj) marked by casual disrespect

Synonyms : flip , impudent , snotty-nosed

Example Sentence

Definition
(adj) unrestrained by convention or propriety

Synonyms : audacious , bald-faced , barefaced , bodacious , brassy , brazen , brazen-faced

Example Sentence

an audacious trick to pull
a barefaced hypocrite
the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim
bald-faced lies
brazen arrogance
the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress

Memory aid to help you memorize this

sounds like insult-ent => A person who insults evryone is UNRESTRAINED, IMPRUDENT AND SHAMELESS

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INSOLENT = INSULting + arrogANT.

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