What is another word for insultingly?

Pronunciation: [ɪnsˈʌltɪŋlɪ] (IPA)

Insultingly is an adverb that denotes a tone or action that is intended to belittle or offend someone else. Some synonyms of insulting include hurtful, rude, offensive, denigrating, disparaging, and disrespectful. Insultingly can also be interchanged with other adverbs such as offensively, disdainfully, contemptuously, snobbishly, arrogantly, or condescendingly. The choice of word will depend on the context in which it is used and the tone that is being conveyed. When used rightly, however, synonyms of insulting can help to communicate a message effectively without being too harsh or confrontational.

What are the hypernyms for Insultingly?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Insultingly

He laughed insultingly and spat against the wind and Wiley's lip curled up scornfully.
"Shadow Mountain"
Dane Coolidge
"I have given you no reason, Bertha, to speak thus insultingly.
"Quicksands"
Adolph Streckfuss
"Then you looked insultingly at me just now, when dear old grandfatherly Major Day spoke to me, and behaved to me as he did.
"The Star-Gazers"
George Manville Fenn

Famous quotes with Insultingly

  • Women are systematically degraded by receiving the trivial attentions which men think it manly to pay to the sex, when, in fact, men are insultingly supporting their own superiority.
    Mary Wollstonecraft

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