insolently (Meaning)

Wordnet

insolently (r)

in an insolent manner

Webster

insolently (adv.)

In an insolent manner.

FAQs About the word insolently

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courteous, timid, modest, humble,timid, meek, meek, humble, courteous, shy

The student insolently talked back to the teacher, earning herself a detention.

The prisoner insolently refused to comply with the guard's orders.

The employee insolently questioned her manager's competence in front of her colleagues.

The young man insolently whistled at a passing woman, drawing the attention of everyone nearby.