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Definition
rudely disrespectful
- I knew I was making a pest of myself, but I could scarcely believe this nice young lady could be so unsympathetic, so insolent when she discovered I did not come in to buy something.
- She undoubtedly considered it supreme insolence for a Negro to dare to feel sorry for her.
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