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单词 insulting
释义

insulting

1 of 2

adjective

in·​sult·​ing in-ˈsəl-tiŋ How to pronounce insulting (audio)
: giving or intended to give offense : being or containing an insult (see insult entry 2 sense 1)
Without the wit, of course, such sentiments would be construed as deeply insulting The American Scholar
… pasted insulting bumper stickers on their vehicles … James A. Michener
… considered the proposal so impracticable as to be insulting. Alice Adams
The book is "dumbed down" to an almost insulting level. Joel Bangilan
insultingly
in-ˈsəl-tiŋ-lē How to pronounce insulting (audio)
adverb
But always his triumphs are the triumphs of a highly sensitive man: a man must feel insults before he can so insultingly and splendidly avenge them. G. K. Chesterton
He is a gifted preacher, fashioning sermons that are neither inaccessibly erudite nor insultingly shallow. Kevin Sack

insulting

2 of 2

present participle of insult entry 1

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1616, in the meaning defined above

insulting 1 of 2

adjective

as in affronting

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • affronting
  • offensive
  • outrageous
  • offending
  • outraging
  • abusive
  • obscene
  • vituperative
  • indecent
  • vulgar
  • scurrilous
  • invective
  • opprobrious
  • vitriolic
  • contemptuous
  • contumelious
  • crude
  • slanderous
  • foulmouthed
  • truculent
  • disdainful
  • filthy
  • gross
  • maligning
  • scornful
  • defamatory
  • spiteful
  • libelous
  • coarse
  • vituperatory
  • vilifying
  • scandalous
  • hateful
  • dirty
  • foul
  • malicious
  • potty-mouthed
  • traducing
  • scurrile
  • nasty
  • libellous
  • scurril
  • malevolent
  • intemperate
  • immoderate
  • unbridled
  • unrestrained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • respectful
  • moderate
  • polite
  • deferential
  • civil
  • courteous
  • temperate
  • gracious
  • judicious
  • laudatory
  • discreet
  • tempered
  • mannerly
  • praiseful
  • laudative
  • encomiastic
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insulting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of insult
as in offending
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in insulted their hosts by casually remarking about the outdated look of their home

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • offending
  • outraging
  • taunting
  • disrespecting
  • affronting
  • mocking
  • upsetting
  • slapping
  • disturbing
  • wounding
  • displeasing
  • hurting
  • slighting
  • troubling
  • dissing
  • ridiculing
  • disparaging
  • snubbing
  • distressing
  • jeering
  • slandering
  • defaming
  • maligning
  • torturing
  • libeling
  • tormenting
  • reviling
  • oppressing
  • smearing
  • cutting
  • persecuting
  • slurring
  • paining
  • libelling
  • miffing
  • sneering (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • approving
  • praising
  • complimenting
  • applauding
  • commending
  • acclaiming
  • flattering
  • hailing
  • eulogizing
  • honoring
  • exalting
  • glorifying
  • gratifying
  • adulating
  • pleasing
  • satisfying
  • delighting
  • sweet-talking
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