Meaning of insultry | Babel Free
Definitions
Insults generally; the habit or process of insulting.
uncountable
Examples
““Well,” he said, “that fellow talked kind of rough to me, and I thought I might have something done to him for insultry.””
“The complex ridden people whose main intellectual hobby seemed to be the “art” of insultry to anybody who could not speak what they called French.”
“The guest will be that sardonic sultan of insultry, the bad[-]mouthing broadcasting behemoth from the Bronx, Howard Cosell.”
“There are several entries devoted to the more sulphuric excretions of the Chingford Skinhead in this encyclopaedia of political insultry.”
“This may not seem wise to say at a time when the American airwaves are turning blue with the gratuitous violence and insultry of rap groups, such as 2 Live Crew, and comedians, such as Andrew “Dice” Clay.”
“At one point in your limited attempt toward sophisticated insultry, you said that Norm would have to be capable of losing an argument with green-eyed algae (or some such drivel).”
“Why, the level of obscene insultry on smn wouldn't curl the hairs of a kindergarten class.”
“From the looks of the alt.fan.dragonballz stuff, he tends to make fun of content and general insultry (bigotry and other insulting stuff...).”
“> Considering you are only eight, and apparently extremely hyper, I / > will put this simply....If you do not understand a post and cannot / > give any useful commentary or ask a question about it nicely, / > please do not reply. / mmm! well written, clear headed insultry. I leik it. . .”
“> I can't be a tosspot - that one only applies to men. By physical virtue of / > the insult, innit ! / Mark's lexicon of British insultry is a work in progress.”
“Your pathetic rays of insultry directed at me merely because I say things that aren't of your opinion are just amusing.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.