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PRONUNCIATION OF INSOLENTLY

insolently  [ˈɪnsələntlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INSOLENTLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Insolently is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES INSOLENTLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of insolently in the English dictionary

The definition of insolently in the dictionary is offensively, impudently, or disrespectfully.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INSOLENTLY


ambivalently
æmˈbɪvələntlɪ
benevolently
bɪˈnevələntlɪ
covalently
kəʊˈveɪləntlɪ
equivalently
ɪˈkwɪvələntlɪ
excellently
ˈeksələntlɪ
gallantly
ˈɡæləntlɪ
indolently
ˈɪndələntlɪ
jubilantly
ˈdʒuːbɪləntlɪ
malevolently
məˈlɛvələntlɪ
nonchalantly
ˈnɒnʃələntlɪ
nonviolently
ˌnɒnˈvaɪələntlɪ
opulently
ˈɒpjʊləntlɪ
prevalently
ˈprɛvələntlɪ
redolently
ˈredələntlɪ
silently
ˈsaɪləntlɪ
somnolently
ˈsɒmnələntlɪ
unambivalently
ˌʌnæmˈbɪvələntlɪ
vigilantly
ˈvɪdʒɪləntlɪ
violently
ˈvaɪələntlɪ
virulently
ˈvɪrjʊləntlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INSOLENTLY

insofar
insofar as
insolate
insolation
insole
insolence
insolent
insolidity
insolubilise
insolubility
insolubilize
insoluble
insolubleness
insolubly
insolvability
insolvable
insolvably
insolvency
insolvency provision
insolvent

WORDS THAT END LIKE INSOLENTLY

apparently
confidently
consequently
consistently
conveniently
currently
differently
efficiently
evidently
frequently
gently
independently
inherently
patiently
permanently
presently
recently
significantly
subsequently
sufficiently
urgently

Synonyms and antonyms of insolently in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «insolently» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INSOLENTLY

Find out the translation of insolently to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of insolently from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «insolently» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不逊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

insolentemente
570 millions of speakers

English

insolently
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

insolently
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بكل وقاحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нагло
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

insolentemente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অহংকার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

insolemment
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bodoh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unverschämt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

横柄に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거만
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Insolently
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

insolently
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஊர்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उद्धटपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

küstahça
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

insolentemente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezczelnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нагло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

insolent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

insolently
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onbeskaamd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fräckt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uforskammet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of insolently

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INSOLENTLY»

The term «insolently» is regularly used and occupies the 98.364 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INSOLENTLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about insolently

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INSOLENTLY»

Discover the use of insolently in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to insolently and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An Arabic-English Lexicon: Derived from the Best and the ...
^Jaj, aor. ; , inf. n. jle^, He exulted ; or exulted greatly, or excessively; and behaved insolently and unthankfully, or ungratefully : or he exulted by reason of wealth, and behaved with pride and self-conceitedness, and boastfulness, and want of ...
Edward William Lane, Stanley Lane-Poole, 1863
2
Concordance of the Qur'an: Extracted from the M.H. Shakir ...
Insolence. l7:4 twice, and most certainly you will behave insolently with great insolence. ... and most certainly you will behave insolently with great insolence. 40:75 because you exulted in the land unjustly and because you behaved insolently.
‎2007
3
The New York State Reporter: Containing All the Current ...
They also requested the court to charge that if the plaintiff acted insolently to the foreman while engaged in his employment, defendants had a right to discharge him. The learned justice left it to the jury to say whether the insolence. was ...
New York (State). Courts, Willard Smith Gibbons, Rowland M. Stover, 1890
4
Reports of Cases Heard and Determined in the Supreme Court ...
We think the defendants were entitled to the charge they asked. They also requested the court to charge that if the plaintiff acted insolently to the foreman while engaged in his employment defendants had a right to discharge him. The learned ...
Marcus Tullius Hun, 1890
5
The Bitter Air of Exile: Russian Writers in the West, 1922-1972
Let me support this with a living example. Georgy Adamovich, who charged me with a disregard of elementary syntax, resorts, in the same review, a few lines before or after, to the following locution: ". . . in a dry, insolently-breaking voice.
Simon Karlinsky, Alfred Appel, 1977
6
Countr Court
561, 562 (56 Hun 1) : “They also requested the court to charge that if the plaintiff acted insolently to the foreman, While engaged in his employment, defendants had a right to discharge him. The learned justice left it to the jury to say whether the ...
7
North Carolina Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the ...
The word “insolently ” used inthe precept has been criticised. Worcester defines insolently, to be any thing said or done rudely, _ and insolent, its root, to be, rude, saucy, insulting, abusive, offensive. What acts in a slave towards a white person ...
‎1922
8
An Adioynder to the Supplement of Father Robert Persons His ...
Besides that he may learne if it please him to make a great difference betwixt infoknter , and falfo , insolently , and falsely ; for a How a man may take vpon him a true authority, and fpeake man may ©fit insolently, that is to say without iust cause, ...
Thomas Fitzherbert, 1613
9
The case stated, between the church of Rome and the Church ...
St.Petendid not insolently claim t or arrogantly assume any thing to himself V at if hi had a Superiority over the rest. zdlyt Tfhat Hilary the Deacon, in Gal. 2. ii. fays, Saint Paul knew him/elf invested with an Equality of Pow- p., 47- C. E. And does ...
Nathaniel Spinckes, 1714
10
The English Wars and Republic, 1637–1660
There was at this time a new faction grown up in the army, which were, either by their own denomination or with their own consent, called Levellers; who spoke insolently and confidently against the King and Parliament and the great officers of ...
Graham E. Seel, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INSOLENTLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term insolently is used in the context of the following news items.
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Versailles doesn't need the art work of Anish Kapoor | afr.com
The rumpus is all Kapoor's, with his Descension, an insolently placed pool of water, swirled around by power as if it is gurgling down a bath ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
2
Georgia accuses Russia of moving border near oil pipeline
These markers, placed on July 10, cut part of the farmland of the Georgian local population and lay claim to 70% of the village, insolently ... «TV Newsroom, Jul 15»
3
Food Sleuth: Carluccio's, West Bridgford
No, not Johnnie Walker Red Label, but Peroni Red Label – a pleasant offering from Roman brewers but insolently priced at £3.75 for just 330ml ... «Nottingham Post, Jul 15»
4
Okorocha wants me dead – Ahamba
... during which he insolently stood Traditional Rulers from Mbaise area of Imo State up and sent a threat through them to him to the effect that, ... «Daily Times Nigeria, Jul 15»
5
Smerconish: Whoever succeeds Obama deserves better treatment
Joe Wilson's insolently interjecting "you lie" into Obama's 2009 speech to a joint session of Congress; Glenn Beck's calling him a "racist" with "a ... «Milford Daily News, Jul 15»
6
A RESPECT RESET
Joe Wilson's insolently interjecting "you lie" into Obama's 2009 speech to a joint session of Congress; Glenn Beck's calling him a "racist" with "a ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
7
MICHAEL SMERCONISH: President Obama deserves more respect
Joe Wilson's insolently interjecting “you lie” into Obama's 2009 speech to a joint session of Congress; Glenn Beck's calling him a “racist” with “a ... «Youngstown Vindicator, Jun 15»
8
Gandhi Sets Up Ambulance Corps to Help British
The barber insolently refused to cut a 'black' man's hair. Gandhi at once bought a pair of clippers and cut his own hair. He succeeded more or ... «Indo American News, Jun 15»
9
Jerusalem Post editorial: Ghattas's mission
In effect Ghattas thumbs his nose insolently at the state to which he owes at least a modicum of loyalty and whose taxpayers bankroll his ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jun 15»
10
Why Does America Love Ginsburg and Loathe Thomas?
Last year, The New Yorker published an article (“Clarence Thomas's Disgraceful Silence”) in which Jeffrey Toobin insolently proclaimed that ... «Daily Signal, Jun 15»

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