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Meanings of insulting in English

Expressing extreme contempt.

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        Abusive.

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              Usage of insulting in English
              1
              Madam, - Many people make insulting remarks about particular groups of people.
              The Irish Times
              2
              And so I would wonder why this particular answer was so insulting.
              The power of one
              3
              I think it's frankly insulting that question would be asked, she said.
              Reuters
              4
              Photo: SUPPLIED All three men had denied insulting religion during their trial.
              Radio NZ
              5
              Not only was this turn of events insulting, it's probably also illegal.
              Wired
              6
              However, it upheld his conviction for intentionally insulting Moroccans as a group.
              Reuters
              7
              Another charge of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviourwas withdrawn.
              The Irish Times
              8
              Forget this, let's do this.' He is insulting us throughout the world.
              News.com.au
              9
              Tells about speeches by Jeffrey Hamm; his arrest for using insulting language.
              The new yorker
              10
              Now, are you going to help or just stand there insulting me?
              Johannes cabal the necromancer
              11
              Egypt has urged Washington to take legal steps against those insulting religion.
              Reuters
              12
              Even attempts to chide Trump for insulting others come across as hollow.
              The Guardian
              13
              She considered the opinions of the grocer insulting to Maximilian the First.
              The Two Brothers
              14
              Then they flared abroad their torches in the fair, insulting the night.
              The Prussian Officer
              15
              There was something painful and insulting to the nation in this inscription.
              The Life of Jesus
              16
              It is perfectly possible, then, to investigate the dead without insulting them.
              The Guardian
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              Insulting through the time
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