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insulting en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.
    • He received an insulting letter.
    • Musk’s Israel tour was transparently transactional and frankly insulting. The antisemitic sentiment Musk endorsed had nothing to do with Israel; “replacement theory” is generally an unsupported allegation that Jews and other immigrants in the US and Europe are destroying Western civilization. 2023 November 28, Jill Filipovic, “Opinion: Elon Musk’s Israel tour was transparently transactional and insulting”, in CNN:

Forms

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more insulting Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most insulting Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

insultingness · uninsulting · insultingly · noninsulting

Translations (42)

pt injuriante (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · it oltraggiatore (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · ro insultător (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · la iniuriosus (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · hu sértő (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · it ingiurioso (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · it adontoso (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · ga maslach (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · pl obraźliwy (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · sh увредљив (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · fr insultant (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · mi hākiki (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · cmn 侮辱的 (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · el προσβλητικός (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · ca insultant (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · es insultante (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · sh uvredljiv (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · fr outrageant (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · id menghina (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · it offensivo (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · sv förolämpande (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · uk обра́зливий (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · pdt beleidjent (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · fr injurieux (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · nl beledigend (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · ro ofensator (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · la insultans (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · it insultante (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · it oltraggioso (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · ja 蔑ろな (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · da fornærmelig (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · pt injurioso (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · fi loukkaava (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · ja 侮辱的な (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · sa अकीर्तिकर (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · pt insultante (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · it contumelioso (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · es afrentoso (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · da fornærmende (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · de beleidigend (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · ru оскорби́тельный (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting) · hi अपमानजनक (containing insult, or having the intention of insulting)

insulting en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. The act of giving insult.
    • grievous reproaches, and scornful insultings over him in his affliction a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:
    • Many were the outragings and insultings of the Indians upon the English while Sir Edmund Andros was Governor. 1689, Thomas Smith, diary:

Forms

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insultings Number=Plur lexicographic

insulting en · VERB

Pronunciation

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  • /ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of insult
    form of insult