From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Insulting \In*sult"ing\, a.
Containing, or characterized by, insult or abuse; tending to
insult or affront; as, insulting language, treatment, etc. --
{In*sult"ing*ly}, adv.
Syn: Insolent; impertinent; saucy; rude; abusive;
contemptuous. See {Insolent}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Insult \In*sult"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insulted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Insulting}.] [F. insulter, L. insultare, freq. fr.
insilire to leap into or upon; pref. in- in, on + salire to
leap. See {Salient}.]
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1. To leap or trample upon; to make a sudden onset upon.
[Obs.] --Shak.
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2. To treat with abuse, insolence, indignity, or contempt, by
word or action; to abuse; as, to call a man a coward or a
liar, or to sneer at him, is to insult him.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
insulting
adj 1: expressing extreme contempt [syn: {contemptuous},
{disdainful}, {insulting}, {scornful}]
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