All 14 Uses of
insolent
in
Lonesome Dove
- "You dern cowboys ought to broom yourselves off before you walk in here," he said with an insolent look.†
Chpt 42-43
- The fact that the bartender had been a little slow and insolent hadn't necessarily been a reason to break his nose.†
Chpt 42-43 *
- The man looked at Augustus calmly and a little insolently, it seemed to Lorena.†
Chpt 44-45
- It seemed to Lorena that he too had a touch of insolence in his manner.†
Chpt 44-45
- " "Well, he'll be back," Augustus said, the insolence more pronounced in his voice.†
Chpt 44-45
- He had an insolent manner and spat tobacco juice constantly while he talked.†
Chpt 52-53
- There was an insolence in his voice that caused Jake to flare up for a moment despite himself.†
Chpt 70-71
- The insolence of the look was so great that for a moment Jake contemplated gunplay.†
Chpt 70-71
- He remembered how insolent Frog Lip had been only the day before, and how he had wanted to shoot him then.†
Chpt 70-71
- Then he went to the wagon, ignoring Jasper and Soupy, who were as insolent as ever.†
Chpt 72-73
- Bert had always considered that Dish had been awarded the top-hand position unfairly, and he was not about to put up with such insolence from him.†
Chpt 79-80
- He had an insolent look.†
Chpt 83-84
- Insolence was apt to bring out the comic in him, as Call knew too well.†
Chpt 83-84
- "He would have killed you," Call said, annoyed by the man's insolent tone.†
Chpt 101-102
Definition:
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(insolent) rudely disrespectful