Both Uses of
insolent
in
Black Like Me
- 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.†
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- She undoubtedly considered it supreme insolence for a Negro to dare to feel sorry for her.†
insolence = rude, disrespectful behavior or action
Definition:
rudely disrespectful -- especially toward someone in authority