insulting

adj, noun — 2 senses

insulting

adj

/ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/

1

Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.

He received an insulting letter.
Musk’s Israel tour was transparently transactional and frankly insulting. The antisemitic sentiment Musk endorsed had nothing to do with Israel; “replacement theory” is generally an unsupported allegation that Jews and other immigrants in the US and Europe are destroying Western civilization.2023 November 28, Jill Filipovic, “Opinion: Elon Musk’s Israel tour was transparently transactional and insulting”, in CNN:

Derived terms: insultingly, insultingness, noninsulting, uninsulting

insulting

noun

1

The act of giving insult.

grievous reproaches, and scornful insultings over him in his afflictiona. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:
Many were the outragings and insultings of the Indians upon the English while Sir Edmund Andros was Governor.1689, Thomas Smith, diary:

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