Loaded with fetters and insolences from the soldiers.
Fuller.
In"so*lence, v. t. To insult. [Obs.] Eikon Basilike.
In"so*len*cy (?), n. Insolence. [R.] Evelyn.
In"so*lent (?), a. [F. insolent, L. insolens, -entis, pref. in- not +
solens accustomed, p. pr. of solere to be accustomed.]
1. Deviating from that which is customary; novel; strange; unusual.
[Obs.]
If one chance to derive any word from the Latin which is insolent
to their ears . . . they forthwith make a jest at it.
Pettie.
If any should accuse me of being new or insolent.
Milton.
2. Haughty and contemptuous or brutal in behavior or language;
overbearing; domineering; grossly rude or disrespectful; saucy; as, an
insolent master; an insolent servant. "A paltry, insolent fellow."
Shak.
Insolent is he that despiseth in his judgment all other folks as in
regard of his value, of his cunning, of his speaking, and of his
bearing.
Chaucer.
Can you not see? or will ye not observe . . . How insolent of late
he is become, How proud, how peremptory?
Shak.
3. Proceeding from or characterized by insolence; insulting; as,
insolent words or behavior.
Their insolent triumph excited . . . indignation.
Macaulay.
Syn. -- Overbearing; insulting; abusive; offensive; saucy; impudent;
audacious; pert; impertinent; rude; reproachful; opprobrious. --
Insolent, Insulting. Insolent, in its primitive sense, simply denoted
unusual; and to act insolently was to act in violation of the
established rules of social intercourse. He who did this was insolent;
and thus the word became one of the most offensive in our language,
indicating gross disregard for the feelings of others. Insulting
denotes a personal attack, either in words or actions, indicative
either of scorn or triumph. Compare Impertinent, Affront, Impudence.
In"so*lent*ly, adv. In an insolent manner.
In`so*lid"i*ty (?), n. [Pref. in- not + solidity: cf. F. insolidité.]
Want of solidity; weakness; as, the insolidity of an argument. [R.] Dr.
H. More.