1. insolent - Noun
2. insolent - Adjective
3. insolent - Adjective Satellite
Deviating from that which is customary; novel; strange; unusual.
Haughty and contemptuous or brutal in behavior or language; overbearing; domineering; grossly rude or disrespectful; saucy; as, an insolent master; an insolent servant.
Proceeding from or characterized by insolence; insulting; as, insolent words or behavior.
Source: Webster's dictionaryHe who is insolent towards men is insolent towards God... Respect in man the grand, inestimable image of God and be forbearing towards the faults and errors of fallen man, so that God may be forbearing towards your own. John of Kronstadt
Mere bashfulness without merit is awkward; and merit without modesty, insolent. But modest merit has a double claim to acceptance, and generally meets with as many patrons as beholders. Joseph Addison
Compliments make me vain: & when I am vain, I am insolent & overbearing. It is a pity, too, because I love compliments. I love them even when they are not so. My child, I can live on a good compliment two weeks with nothing else to eat. Mark Twain
The Jewish nation dares to display an irreconcilable hatred toward all nations, and revolts against all masters; always superstitious, always greedy for the well-being enjoyed by others, always barbarous - cringing in misfortune and insolent in prosperity. Voltaire
An insolent tongue is a bad weapon. African Proverb
An insolent lord is not a gentleman. Latin Proverb