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insults

Main Entry:: ¹in·sult
Pronunciation:: \in-ˈsəlt\
Function:: verb
Etymology:: Middle French or Latin; Middle French insulter, from Latin insultare, literally, to spring upon, from in- + saltare to leap — more at saltation
Date:: 1540

intransitive verbarchaic : to behave with pride or arrogance : vaunttransitive verb: to treat with insolence, indignity, or contempt : affront ; also : to affect offensively or damagingly <doggerel that insults the reader's intelligence>

synonyms see offend

— in·sult·er noun

— in·sult·ing·ly

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\in-ˈsəl-tiŋ-lē\ adverb

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