| Insult (insult) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| In"sult |
| [L. insultus,
fr. insilire to leap upon: cf. F. insulte. See
Insult, v. t.]
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The act of leaping on; onset;
attack.
Gross abuse offered to another, either by
word or act; an act or speech of insolence or contempt; an affront;
an indignity.
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| Insult (insult) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| In*sult" |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Insulted] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Insulting.] [F. insulter, L. insultare, freq.
fr. insilire to leap into or upon] pref. in- in, on +
salire to leap |
To leap or trample upon; to make a sudden
onset upon.
To treat with abuse, insolence, indignity,
or contempt, by word or action; to abuse; as, to call a man a coward
or a liar, or to sneer at him, is to insult him.
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| Insult (insult) |
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| v. i. | |
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| In*sult" |
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To leap or jump.
To behave with insolence; to exult.
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