insolent ******************************************************************************** I. {dag}1. Proud, disdainful, haughty, arrogant, overbearing; offensively contemptuous of the rights or feelings of others. Said of the powerful, rich, or successful, their actions, etc. Obs. or blended with 2. b. Comb., as insolent-looking adj. 2. Contemptuous of rightful authority; presumptuously or offensively contemptuous; impertinently insulting. Said of those who treat superiors or equals with offensive familiarity or disrespect. {dag}3. Extravagant, immoderate, going beyond the bounds of propriety. Obs. {dag}4. (?) Swelling, exulting: in good sense. rare. II. {dag}5. Unfrequented. Obs. rare. {dag}6. Unaccustomed, unwonted, unusual, strange. {dag}7. Unused or unaccustomed to a thing; inexperienced. Obs. B. n. An insolent person (in senses 1 and 2).