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Insolence
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. The quality of being unusual or novel. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. The quality of being insolent; pride or haughtiness manifested in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others; arrogant contempt; brutal imprudence. Flown with insolence and wine. Milton.
3. Insolent conduct or treatment; insult. Loaded with fetters and insolences from the soldiers. Fuller.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To insult. [Obs.] Eikon Basilike.