insulting

[US]/ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/
[UK]/ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. disrespectful, offensive, impolite

Example Sentences

He was most insulting to my wife.

Their insulting remarks were a provocation.

you're insulting the woman I love.

would not dignify the insulting question with a response.

his insulting behaviour towards me.

I can't have you insulting Tom like that.

The insulting remarks stung him to a rage.

He was dismissed for publicly insulting prominent politicians.

language is not insulting unless it is intended to show contempt or disesteem.

It does not become you to use insulting words like that!

All of us bristled at the lawyer’s speech insulting our forefathers.

When she started insulting everyone during the television interview, he faded her out.

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