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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
insolent/ˈɪnsələnt/

▶adjective rude and disrespectful.

– derivatives
insolence noun,
insolently adverb.

– origin ME: from L. insolent- ‘immoderate, arrogant’.

'insolent' also found in these Oxford entries:

contumely - malapert

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