The child acted insolent as he was punished, so the teacher had no sympathy for him.
"I am sick of your insolence!"
The child was acting insolently when he refused to heed his mother's many warnings about not picking up his toys.
His insolence in class earned him several days in detention.
Jim's arrogant response to my question was insolent.
Marie felt that the insolent tone in Tom's voice showed a lack of respect. Contemptuous is another word you could use for insolent.
Other words are sass, sassy, or insolence,
yes... you are insolent. :)
The child was acting insolently when he refused to heed his mother's many warnings about not picking up his toys.
"Some are made modest by great praise, others insolent" - Friedrich Nietzsche.
The insolent man thought his ideas were better than anyone's, and he rudely told them so.
His insolence in class earned him several days in detention.
There is such a thing as insolation (the incoming sunlight) and there is such a thing as insulation, and also isolation, but not insolate. Pick a word.
Jim's arrogant response to my question was insolent.
Marie felt that the insolent tone in Tom's voice showed a lack of respect. Contemptuous is another word you could use for insolent.
No. Insolent must modify a noun, as an insolent child.
One antonym for insolent is respectful.
The abstract noun for "insolent" is "insolence." This term refers to the quality or trait of being rude, disrespectful, or impudent in behavior or speech.
"Insolent" means showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect. It is often used to describe someone who is disrespectful or impudent in their behavior.