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insultry

insultry noun: insults generally; the habit or process of insulting.

Noun

insultry (uncountable)

  1. Insults generally; the habit or process of insulting.
    • “Well,” he said, “that fellow talked kind of rough to me, and I thought I might have something done to him for insultry.”1946 January 25, Jay Jay, “Four Bits”, in The Lexington Leader, volume 58, number 22, Lexington, Ken., section ““Insultry” Case Looms”, page 1
    • 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.1967 November 29, Berwyn Life, 41st year, number 143, page 24

Examples of insultry in a sentence

  • The guest will be that sardonic sultan of insultry, the bad[-]mouthing broadcasting behemoth from the Bronx, Howard Cosell.1973 June 16, Don Page, “All-Star Cast of Com-men-ta-tors”, in Los Angeles Times, volume XCII, part II, page 2:
  • There are several entries devoted to the more sulphuric excretions of the Chingford Skinhead in this encyclopaedia of political insultry.1990, Punch, page 44:
  • 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).1997 February 1, HeadedTo...@dinner.time, “MOJADO TREATMENT PISSES OFF MEXICO / Organ Pipe natn. monument”, in az.politics (Usenet):
  • Why, the level of obscene insultry on smn wouldn't curl the hairs of a kindergarten class.1998 April 10, TMOliver, “GET A LIFE PEOPLE!!!!”, in sci.military.naval (Usenet):

Origin of insultry

From insult + -ry.

Questions about insultry

What does insultry mean?
Insultry means insults generally; the habit or process of insulting.
How do you use insultry in a sentence?
The guest will be that sardonic sultan of insultry, the bad[-]mouthing broadcasting behemoth from the Bronx, Howard Cosell.
What part of speech is insultry?
Insultry is a noun.

Words near insultry in the dictionary

  1. insultive
  2. insultment
  3. insultments
  4. insultory
  5. insultproof
  6. insultry
  7. insults
  8. insults one's intelligence
  9. insulysin
  10. insume
  11. insunder

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