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Definition of insulting adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

insulting

adjective
 
/ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/
 
/ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/
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  1. causing or intending to cause somebody to feel offended
    • insulting remarks
    • insulting to somebody/something She was really insulting to me.
    Extra Examples
    • He made the question sound almost insulting.
    • Her tone was deliberately insulting.
    • His opinions are highly insulting to women.
    • I find it insulting to be spoken to in that way.
    • He denies charges of insulting behaviour towards a police officer.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • sound
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • to
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