Insolently
['ɪnsələntli]
Definition
(adv.) in an insolent manner; 'he had replied insolently to his superiors'.
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Definition
(adv.) In an insolent manner.
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Examples
- I do not; nor do I wish to possess it, replied the Count insolently. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Karkov said insolently, nodding toward the map. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Matthew laughed very insolently. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- So this dear Creespeen has told you who I am, and what I am, he said, looking insolently at Maurice. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- She put the mug down on the stones of the yard, and gave me the bread and meat without looking at me, as insolently as if I were a dog in disgrace. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Liquidated, the officer said insolently as though speaking to himself. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Many besides her uncle asked what she meant, and whom she expected to entrap, that she was so insolently fastidious. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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