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Elizabeth was determined to make no effort for conversation with the woman, who was more than usually insolent and disagreeable.

Maxine is being insolent because she resents covering for you and behaves accordingly.

They come against us with an insolent multitude, and with pride, to destroy us, and our wives, and our children, and to take our spoils.

dolohov slowly straightened his bent leg , and looked with his clear , insolent eyes straight in the generals face.

the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress- Bertrand Russell.

In fact, we have always full of genius almost to the insolent Dali, also need not give him on.

The insolent attitude of the manager made him alienated from many of his subordinates.

his insolent good looks reminded Fisher unpleasantly of his daughter's guitar-playing, layabout boyfriend.

"I could certainly eat you alive, " Martin said, in turn running insolent eyes over the other's disease-ravaged frame.

Just as happiness born in the years, not insolent, the every act and move blooms quietly.

New York must be filled with such bowers, or the beautiful, insolent, supercilious creatures could not be.

It's inexplicable why he should have fallen love with such a shrewd and insolent woman.

Sudden Power is apt to be insolent, Sudden Liberty saucy; that behaves best which has grown gradually.

After I had observed the outrageous usage of the three men by the insolent seamen , I observed the fellows run scattering about the land.

Bold or insolent heedlessness of restraints, AS of those imposed by prudence, propriety, or convention.

i recognized you , some time since , as the insolent dandy who so gracefully mounted his horse in the champs elys es .

The attendant vaulted into the car, backed it up with insolent skill, and put it where it belonged.

There was something almost insolent in his words.

They are strong and hardy, but of a cowardly spirit, and, by consequence, insolent, abject, and cruel.

To the Middletons, the palmer s, the Steeles, to every common acquaintance even, I had been insolent and unjust.

Rothschild: (dying) Insolent whelp! Think you've outwitted me?

The capitalist told them not to be insolent , and spoke to them about honesty.

They were insolent and overbearing to the servants and friends of Penelope .

This was a race of manly men, but insolent and impious.

I have not seen her for many years, but I very well remember that I never liked her, and that her manners were dictatorial and insolent.

treated with insolent and rude language especially openly and intentionally.

This means that the lazy, insolent functionnaire mentality prevails rather than a hard-working energetic one.

In this state Frank Churchill had found her, she trembling and conditioning, they loud and insolent.

The more be swayed by considerations of gain and loss, pressure the more arbitrary insolent, you are Koed more likely instead.

This insolent fellow needs someone to set him down.

I put my request in an absurd, almost insolent form.

An instance of insolent behavior, treatment, or speech.

An insolent person who seeks to make a show of cleverness.

Now when the heavens had consolidated themselves along with their forces and all their administration, the prime parent became insolent.

"Insolent girl! " said Elizabeth to herself.

Give me strength never to disown the poor or bend my knees before insolent might.

The tone was typical Chandler-half fawning, half insolent.

Give me the strength never to disown the poor or bend my knees before insolent might.

He's the most disagreeable, insolent, arrogant, puff man.

I am sick of London, and of balls, and of young dandies with their chintips, and of the insolent great ladies.

She bristled at his insolent remarks.

The rogue grew insolent, as all spoiled servants will be.

He is insolent to a degree.

An insolent boy stuck his tongue out at us.

His staff is insolent to our manager.

He is insolent to customers.

TYPICAL USE: His insolent speech and behavior upset everyone in the room.

Eg. The boys in the street have become very insolent and it is more than flesh and blood can bear.

They are the more insolent, and it is the nearer ended.

Is it that the Message is sent to him, of all people amongst us? Nay, he is a liar, an insolent one!

The boy has become very insolent and it is more than his parents can bear.

Bragimplies exaggeratedclaims and often an air of insolent superiority: Brag

Above all, those are most subject to envy, which carry the greatness of their fortunes, in an insolent and proud manner;

hauteur swagger imperious arrogance overbearing preemptory scurrilous contemptuous haughty insolent arbitrary

And you have no reason to be so insolent to me

To be so insolent to me

Insolent talk or behavior; impudence:

you ' re an insolent , impertinent fellow

Insolent boy! This slave of fashion