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insulting

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Insult  \In*sult"\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Insulted};  p.  pr  &  vb 
  n.  {Insulting}.]  [F.  insulter,  L.  insultare  freq.  fr 
  insilire  to  leap  into  or  upon  pref.  in-  in  on  +  salire  to 
  leap.  See  {Salient}.] 
  1.  To  leap  or  trample  upon  to  make  a  sudden  onset  upon 
  [Obs.]  --Shak. 
 
  2.  To  treat  with  abuse,  insolence,  indignity,  or  contempt,  by 
  word  or  action  to  abuse;  as  to  call  a  man  a  coward  or  a 
  liar,  or  to  sneer  at  him  is  to  insult  him 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Insulting  \In*sult"ing\,  a. 
  Containing,  or  characterized  by  insult  or  abuse;  tending  to 
  insult  or  affront;  as  insulting  language,  treatment,  etc  -- 
  {In*sult"ing*ly},  adv 
 
  Syn:  Insolent;  impertinent;  saucy;  rude;  abusive; 
  contemptuous.  See  {Insolent}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  insulting 
  adj  1:  expressing  offensive  reproach  [syn:  {abusive},  {opprobrious}, 
  {scornful},  {scurrilous}] 
  2:  expressing  extreme  contempt  [syn:  {contemptuous},  {disdainful}, 
  {scornful}]




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