insolent
adjEtymology
PIE word *swé From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin īnsolēns (“unaccustomed, unwanted, unusual, immoderate, excessive, arrogant, insolent”), from in- (privative prefix) + solēns, present participle of solēre (“to be accustomed, to be wont”).
- derived from īnsolēns — “unaccustomed, unwanted, unusual, immoderate, excessive, arrogant, insolent”
Definitions
Insulting in manner or words, particularly in an arrogant or insubordinate manner.
- Near-synonyms: arrogant, bold, cocky; see also Thesaurus:cheeky
Rude.
- Near-synonyms: insubordinate, offensive; see also Thesaurus:arrogant
- insolent behaviour
- insolent child
A person who is insolent.
- What a way do you put yourself in miss! said the insolent.
- Diogenes Laertius reports that Diogenes was apt to take the identification with the dog at face value, as when he lifted his leg and relieved himself on a group of young insolents who teased him with a dog's bone […]
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at insolent. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at insolent. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at insolent
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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