insolent

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

IN'SOLENT, adjective Proud and haughty, with contempt of others; overbearing; domineering in power; as an insolent master. 1. Proceeding from insolence; haughty and contemptuous; as insolent words or behavior. 2. Unaccustomed; the primary sense. [Not used.]
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