Jim's arrogant response to my question was insolent.
The child was acting insolently when he refused to heed his mother's many warnings about not picking up his toys.
The child acted insolent as he was punished, so the teacher had no sympathy for him.
His insolence in class earned him several days in detention.
The child was acting insolently when he refused to heed his mother's many warnings about not picking up his toys.
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 acted insolent as he was punished, so the teacher had no sympathy for him.
"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.
The child was acting insolently when he refused to heed his mother's many warnings about not picking up his toys.
No. Insolent must modify a noun, as an insolent child.
"Mouthiness" refers to being talkative or having a tendency to speak in a disrespectful or insolent manner.
One antonym for insolent is respectful.
The homonym for insolent talk is impertinent.
Marie felt that the insolent tone in Tom's voice showed a lack of respect. Contemptuous is another word you could use for insolent.
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.