Insulting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Insulting is an adjective meaning Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.
Meaning
Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of insult
- The act of giving insult.
Example Sentences
He received an insulting letter.
grievous reproaches, and scornful insultings over him in his affliction
Many were the outragings and insultings of the Indians upon the English while Sir Edmund Andros was Governor.
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.
Word Forms
- insultings
Synonyms for insulting
Depending on context, synonyms include scornful, scurrilous, disdainful, opprobrious, contemptuous, offensive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include abusive, offensive, scornful, opprobrious, disdainful, contemptuous.
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