insulted

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insulted - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Insult \In*sult"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insulted; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Insulting.] [F. insulter, L. insultare, freq. fr.
     insilire to leap into or upon; pref. in- in, on + salire to
     leap. See Salient.]
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     1. To leap or trample upon; to make a sudden onset upon.
        [Obs.] --Shak.
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     2. To treat with abuse, insolence, indignity, or contempt, by
        word or action; to abuse; as, to call a man a coward or a
        liar, or to sneer at him, is to insult him.
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