单词 | insulting |
释义 | insulting (ɪnsʌltɪŋ ) adjective Something that is insulting is rude or offensive. The article was insulting to the families of British citizens. [+ to] One of the apprentices made an insulting remark to a passing officer. Synonyms: offensive, rude, abusive, slighting insultingly adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective] Anthony laughed loudly and insultingly. I have rarely read anything so insultingly sexist as this article. Collocations: insulting behaviour The city's magistrates found them guilty of religiously aggravated threatening or insulting behaviour. The Sun Two men were arrested for insulting behaviour after the flowers were set alight. The Sun Few people were willing to testify and the man was subjected merely to a disciplinary hearing for insulting behaviour. Times, Sunday Times He was also accused of insulting behaviour and obstructing police, but was later acquitted. The Sun Protecting the dignity of wrestlers means derogatory comments are banned, as are jokes, insulting behaviour, anything 'undermining a person's self-esteem' and unwanted physical contact. Times, Sunday Times The council said an internal investigation found 'there was no intention to use insulting language'. The Sun We deplore and oppose his insulting language, which shows a woeful disrespect of decency and moral standards. The Sun So we now have campaigns aiming to legalise and criminalise insulting language at the same time. Times, Sunday Times Those deeply strange contradictions who, while sneeringly claiming to occupy the intellectual high ground, use the most low-brow of insulting language. The Sun Players, in the passion of the game, use insulting language, not to the referee but as part and parcel of the game. Times, Sunday Times Nevertheless, after overhearing an insulting remark at a party about her spinsterhood, she resolves to marry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All he shows the public are a few banal, patronising and usually faintly insulting remarks. Times, Sunday Times This action also covers retweeting comments that are considered inappropriate, as well as making threatening, abusive, indecent or insulting remarks. Times, Sunday Times Today he again endeavored to make insulting remarks to me. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both men would go out on television and make personal, insulting remarks about one another. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 侮辱的 Japanese: 侮辱的な |
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