All 6 Uses of
insolent
in
Pride and Prejudice
- "I believe her to be both in a great degree," replied Wickham; "I have not seen her for many years, but I very well remember that I never liked her, and that her manners were dictatorial and insolent.†
Chpt 16
- His coming into the country at all is a most insolent thing, indeed, and I wonder how he could presume to do it.†
Chpt 18 *
- "Insolent girl!" said Elizabeth to herself.†
Chpt 18
- That his two sisters and Mr. Darcy, however, should have such an opportunity of ridiculing her relations, was bad enough, and she could not determine whether the silent contempt of the gentleman, or the insolent smiles of the ladies, were more intolerable.†
Chpt 18
- It was all pride and insolence.†
Chpt 36
- They proceeded in silence along the gravel walk that led to the copse; Elizabeth was determined to make no effort for conversation with a woman who was now more than usually insolent and disagreeable.†
Chpt 56
Definition:
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(insolent) rudely disrespectful