All 4 Uses of
insolent
in
The Poisonwood Bible
- I am against you, O Insolence!†
Chpt 1insolence = rude, disrespectful behavior or action
- Only upon reaching that one-hundredth verse do you finally understand you are being punished for the sin of insolence.†
Chpt 1 *
- It used to make us laugh, but now we cringed for having trained him in insolence.†
Chpt 3
- I'd nearly forgotten Pascal, his wide-set eyes and insolent smile, and now he comes creeping around my dreams, throwing open windows faster than I can shut them.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
rudely disrespectful -- especially toward someone in authority