adv
Meaning 1
In an insolent manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
insolently
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adverb
Meaning 2
in an insolent manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he had replied insolently to his superiors
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English insolent Middle English -ly English -ly English insolently From insolent + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: дръзко (drǎzko) — in an insolent manner
- Catalan: insolentment — in an insolent manner
- Esperanto: insolente — in an insolent manner
- French: insolemment — in an insolent manner
- Galician: insolentemente — in an insolent manner
- Hindi: निर्लज्जतापूर्वक (nirlajjatāpūrvak) — in an insolent manner
- Italian: insolentemente — in an insolent manner
- Polish: arogancko — in an insolent manner
- Polish: bezczelnie — in an insolent manner
- Polish: bezwstydnie — in an insolent manner
- Polish: impertynencko — in an insolent manner
- Polish: zuchwale — in an insolent manner
- Portuguese: insolentemente — in an insolent manner
- Spanish: insolentemente — in an insolent manner