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rudely disrespectful- I don't recommend the hotel. The employees are insolent and unhelpful.
insolent = rudely disrespectful
- She was fired for insolence.
- You're going to listen, and no more insolence from you!Tennessee Williams -- The Glass Menagerie
- Malfoy gave Professor Lupin an insolent stare,J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- I turned around, fixing my gaze on him. For a moment, he stared back, insolent, his eyes seemingly huge behind his glasses. But as I kept on, steady, unwavering, he finally caved and turned to stare out the window. Twelve-year-olds, I thought. So easy to break.Sarah Dessen -- Lock and Key
- A junior, Rollo was insolent, a troublemaker.Robert Cormier -- The Chocolate War
- You'd better not be insolent. I can have you fired at a moment's notice, you know.Ayn Rand -- The Fountainhead
- He considered Randy an insolent young loafer, an example of decadence in what once might have been a good family, and...Pat Frank -- Alas, Babylon
- The Captain stared at him grimly, insolently, showing what he thought of Maine men.Michael Shaara -- The Killer Angels
- A big, robust guy with blond hair and a relatively insolent grin, Shane was supersmart.Marcus Luttrell -- Lone Survivor
- "Turns out 'insolence' basically means acting like a brat," I say to Francis and Teddy as we walk to English.Lincoln Pierce -- Big Nate - In a Class by Himself
- ...made me an insolent bow.Sylvia Plath -- The Bell Jar
- Who, queasy with his insolence already,
Will their good thoughts call from him.William Shakespeare -- Antony and Cleopatra - ALAN moves away from him, insolently takes up a packet of DYSART's cigarettes from the bench, and extracts one.Peter Shaffer -- Equus
- REASON FOR DETENTION: InsolenceLincoln Pierce -- Big Nate - In a Class by Himself
- The fact that the bartender had been a little slow and insolent hadn't necessarily been a reason to break his nose.Larry McMurtry -- Lonesome Dove
- Paul's insolence Father Breuninger had chalked up to being part of an adolescent stage.Alice Sebold -- Lucky
- You're insolent, woman. You'll get no charity here.Frank McCourt -- Angela's Ashes
- The insolence of office,William Shakespeare -- Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- The marquises in insolent attitudes seated on each side of the stage.Edmond Rostand -- Cyrano de Bergerac
insolence = being rude and disrespectful
insolence = rude, disrespectful behavior or action
insolent = rudely disrespectful
insolent = rudely disrespectful
insolent = rudely disrespectful
insolent = rudely disrespectful
insolent = rudely disrespectful
insolently = with rude disrespect
insolent = disrespectful
insolence = rude, disrespectful behavior or action
insolent = rudely disrespectful
insolence = arrogance (rude disrespect)
insolently = rudely disrespectfully
insolence = rude disrespect
insolent = rudely disrespectful
insolence = rude disrespectful behavior
insolent = rudely disrespectful
insolence = rudeness
insolent = rudely disrespectful