insolentire

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to insult, to verbally abuse
  2. (transitive, uncommon) to make insolent, to make rude and arrogant
  3. (intransitive, uncommon) to insult, to verbally abuse, to be rude [with contro ‘to’]
  4. (intransitive, rare) to become insolent, to become rude and arrogant

Synonyms

comportarsi da villano

dire insolenze

diventare sfacciato

essere impertinente

Hyphenated as
in‧so‧len‧tì‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/in.so.lenˈti.re/
Etymology

From insolente + -ire.

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