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insultingly
in·sult I0173800 (ĭn-sŭlt′)v. in·sult·ed, in·sult·ing, in·sults v.tr.1. a. To treat with gross insensitivity, insolence, or contemptuous rudeness. See Synonyms at offend.b. To affront or demean: an absurd speech that insulted the intelligence of the audience.2. Obsolete To make an attack on.v.intr. Archaic To behave arrogantly.n. (ĭn′sŭlt′)1. An insulting remark or act. 2. a. Medicine A bodily injury, irritation, or trauma.b. Something that causes injury, irritation, or trauma: "the middle of the Bronx, buffeted and poisoned by the worst environmental insults that urban America can dish out" (William K. Stevens).
[French insulter, from Old French, to assault, from Latin īnsultāre, to leap at, insult, frequentative of īnsilīre, to leap upon : in-, on; see in-2 + salīre, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots.]
in·sult′er n.in·sult′ing·ly adv.insultingly (ɪnˈsʌltɪŋlɪ) advoffensivelyThesaurus| Adv. | 1. | insultingly - in a disrespectful and insulting manner; "he behaves insultingly toward his parents" | | 2. | insultingly - in an unfair and insulting manner; "this internationally known writer was foully condemned by the Muslim fundamentalists"foully |
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