What does insultive mean?
Insultive means (rare, nonstandard) Insulting..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(rare, nonstandard) Insulting..
The inſultive Epigram, which I make no Doubt ſhe has ſeen, concludes with a cutting Inſinuation, that the Man who touched her, bid fair to loſe his Manhood. To an ordinary Female this was unpardonable — What muſt be it to a lady of the higheſt Pride and Jealouſy?
Perhaps it was the too-tooing of the youth on the coach horn which frustrated the proposal, and made it appear ludicrous rather than insultive to her ears.
Mr. Olive: Normally I would, but he wasn't insultive or abusive. He just drove right up- he said, "Please clean the beach up when you get through and took right off."
Use insultive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Insultive means (rare, nonstandard) Insulting..
Common synonyms include insultative.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The inſultive Epigram, which I make no Doubt ſhe has ſeen, concludes with a cutting Inſinuation, that the Man who touched her, bid fair to loſe his Manhood. To an ordinary Female this was unpardonable — What muſt be it to a lady of the higheſt Pride and Jealouſy?
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