insulting
Example Sentences
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There are many issues that could provoke public uproar in Vietnam – including what citizens consider insulting depictions of the Vietnam war – but the nine-dash line is one that consistently draws authorities' attention.
From BBC
On his 50th birthday he writes to his London publisher, insulting his appearance and mocking his miserly advance.
The immigration judges union called the job listings “insulting.”
From Los Angeles Times
It produced a viral moment of pure celebration, even if some felt it might have been too bombastic and insulting to Dommaraju.
And though Mike, as the show’s conscience, tended to make entirely reasonable arguments, it was Archie’s insulting dismissals as he called him “Meathead” that earned the laughs.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
