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# insolent

adjective (more insolent, most insolent)

«insolent» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Insolent means rude and cheeky in a proud, disrespectful way, especially to someone in charge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insolent/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales a proud prince or servant speaks rudely to a ruler; in everyday life a child who talks back

### Examples

- An insolent boy laughed at the teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insolent/#x1)
- The insolent prince refused to bow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insolent/#x2)
- Do not give an insolent answer to your mother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insolent/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «insolent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insolent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«insolent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/insolent.html) on Mova free.