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  • 91contempt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Feeling of disdain Nouns 1. contempt, contemptuousness, disdain, scorn, despisal, contumely; detraction, disapprobation; derision, disrespect; defiance; arrogance (see insolence); ridicule, mockery; hoot …

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  • 92insolence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Rudeness Nouns 1. (overbearing behavior) insolence, arrogance; hauteur, haughtiness, airs; overbearance; presumption, assertiveness, bravado, pomposity, snobbery; defiance. 2. (impertinent behavior)… …

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  • 93arrogantly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. proudly, haughtily, insolently, loftily, superciliously, imperiously, de haut en bas (French), with arms akimbo*, with one s nose in the air* …

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  • 94impudently — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. saucily, brashly, insolently, presumptuously; see rudely …

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  • 95pompously — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. pretentiously, conceitedly, boastfully, snobbishly, imperiously, insolently, autocratically, disdainfully, magisterially, overbearingly, proudly, ostentatiously, bombastically, theatrically, spectacularly, flamboyantly,… …

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  • 96proudly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. boastfully, haughtily, insolently, contemptuously, like a lord; see also arrogantly …

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  • 97rudely — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. impolitely, discourteously, impudently, crudely, coarsely, indecently, barbarously, roughly, harshly, sharply, bluntly, curtly, boorishly, ungraciously, uncivilly, tactlessly, uncouthly, vulgarly, indecorously, insolently …

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  • 98insolent — in|so|lent [ˈınsələnt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: insolens unusual, proud , from solere to be used to something ] rude and not showing any respect ▪ an insolent tone of voice ▪ You insolent child! >insolently adv >insolence n… …

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  • 99contumelious — late 15c., from O.Fr. contumelieus, from L. contumeliosus reproachful, insolently abusive, from contumelia (see CONTUMELY (Cf. contumely)) …

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  • 100insolent — (adj.) late 14c., contemptuous, arrogant, haughty, from L. insolentem (nom. insolens) arrogant, immoderate, lit. unusual, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + solentem, prp. of solere be accustomed, which possibly is related to… …

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