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rudely disrespectful

insolent = rudely disrespectful

insolence = being rude and disrespectful

You're going to listen, and no more insolence from you!
Tennessee Williams -- The Glass Menagerie

insolence = rude, disrespectful behavior or action

Malfoy gave Professor Lupin an insolent stare,
J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

insolent = rudely disrespectful

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

insolent = rudely disrespectful

A junior, Rollo was insolent, a troublemaker.
Robert Cormier -- The Chocolate War

insolent = rudely disrespectful

You'd better not be insolent. I can have you fired at a moment's notice, you know.
Ayn Rand -- The Fountainhead

insolent = rudely disrespectful

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

insolent = rudely disrespectful

The Captain stared at him grimly, insolently, showing what he thought of Maine men.
Michael Shaara -- The Killer Angels

insolently = with rude disrespect

A big, robust guy with blond hair and a relatively insolent grin, Shane was supersmart.
Marcus Luttrell -- Lone Survivor

insolent = disrespectful

"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

insolence = rude, disrespectful behavior or action

insolent = rudely disrespectful

Who, queasy with his insolence already,
Will their good thoughts call from him.
William Shakespeare -- Antony and Cleopatra

insolence = arrogance (rude disrespect)

ALAN moves away from him, insolently takes up a packet of DYSART's cigarettes from the bench, and extracts one.
Peter Shaffer -- Equus

insolently = rudely disrespectfully

REASON FOR DETENTION: Insolence
Lincoln Pierce -- Big Nate - In a Class by Himself

insolence = rude disrespect

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

insolent = rudely disrespectful

Paul's insolence Father Breuninger had chalked up to being part of an adolescent stage.
Alice Sebold -- Lucky

insolence = rude disrespectful behavior

You're insolent, woman. You'll get no charity here.
Frank McCourt -- Angela's Ashes

insolent = rudely disrespectful

insolence = rudeness

The marquises in insolent attitudes seated on each side of the stage.
Edmond Rostand -- Cyrano de Bergerac

insolent = rudely disrespectful

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