Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN'SO-LENT
IN'SO-LENT, a.
- Proud and haughty, with contempt of others; overbearing; domineering in power; as, an insolent master. Atterbury.
- Proceeding from insolence; haughty and contemptuous; as, insolent words or behavior.
- Unaccustomed; the primary sense. [Not used.]
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