Both Uses
insolent
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Howards End
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- You have the insolence to talk to me of differences, Henry?†
Part 38 *insolence = rude, disrespectful behavior or action
- He wrote a cruel, insolent reply, but sent more money than Blanche, so Leonard soon wrote to him again.†
Part 41
Definitions:
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(1)
(insolent) rudely disrespectful -- especially toward someone in authority
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)