insulting
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·sult·ing /ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/ ●●○ adjective INSULTOFFENDvery rude and offensive to someone 〔对某人〕侮辱的，无礼的 insulting remarks 侮辱性的言论insulting to Sexist language is insulting to women. 性别歧视的语言对妇女有冒犯意味。► see thesaurus at rude —insultingly adverb
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insulting• I find his behaviour towards me extremely insulting.• I find your criticism deeply insulting.• Patting a woman on the head can be insulting.• He was accused of using threatening or insulting behaviour and of assaulting a police officer.• She started making insulting comments about the size of my stomach.• I wasn't being deliberately insulting. I simply meant that more exercise would be good for you.• advice that is extremely insulting to unemployed people• Sexist language is very insulting to women.• It's insulting when people assume I must be a racist because I'm from the South.in·sult·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable
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insulting
in‧sult‧ing /ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/
adjective
very rude and offensive to someone:
insulting remarks
insulting to
Sexist language is insulting to women.
—insultingly adverb
▪ rude not following the rules of good social behaviour or treating other people with a lack of respect: It’s rude to interrupt. | He’s the rudest man I’ve ever met. | rude remarks about her stomach
▪impolite/not polite not following the rules of good social behaviour. Impolite sounds rather formal: It is impolite to stare. | It’s not polite to talk with your mouth full of food.
▪cheeky British English, smart/sassy American English behaving in a way that is a little rude, especially when this is amusing or annoying – used especially about children: a cheeky grin | Let go, you cheeky monkey (=cheeky child)! | Don’t get smart with me!
▪tactless saying things that are likely to upset or embarrass someone, without intending to: a tactless remark | How could you be so tactless?
▪offensive speaking or behaving in a way that is likely to upset or offend someone: His remarks are offensive to African-Americans. | offensive language
▪insulting speaking or behaving in a way that is very rude and offensive to someone: comments that are insulting to women | The article was full of insulting language.
▪discourteous /dɪsˈkɜːtiəs $ -ɜːr-/ formal rather rude. Discourteous sounds very formal and is often used when talking about being careful not to upset someone’s feelings: He did not wish to appear discourteous towards his host. | It would seem discourteous to refuse her offer.
▪ill-mannered (also bad-mannered ) especially written behaving in a rude way, especially because you have never been taught how to behave politely: Ill-mannered movie-goers talked throughout the entire picture. | It was very bad-mannered.
▪disrespectful not showing the proper respect for someone or something: I felt her comments were disrespectful to all the people who have worked so hard on this project.
▪impertinent formal not showing a proper respect for someone, especially by asking or talking about subjects that you do not have a right to know about: an impertinent question about his private life | an impertinent young man | Would it be impertinent to ask how old you are?
▪insolent formal behaving in a way that is deliberately very rude to someone in authority: The girl’s only response was an insolent stare. | Don’t be so insolent!
▪impudent formal rude, and having no respect for people who are older or more important: The boy gave an impudent smile.
▪irreverent showing a lack of respect for someone or something who people are supposed to respect – used especially about comedy programmes and newspaper articles: an irreverent look at the week’s events | his irreverent sense of humour
in‧sult‧ing /ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/
adjectivevery rude and offensive to someone:
insulting to
—insultingly adverb
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