Shak. 3. Proceeding from or characterized by insolence; insulting; as, insolent words or behavior.
Their insolent triumph excited . . . indignation.
Macaulay. Syn. — Overbearing; insulting; abusive; offensive; saucy; impudent; audacious; pert; impertinent; rude; reproachful; opprobrious.
— Insolent, Insulting. Insolent, in its primitive sense, simply denoted unusual; and to act insolently
was to act in violation of the established rules of social intercourse. He who did this was insolent; and
thus the word became one of the most offensive in our language, indicating gross disregard for the feelings
of others. Insulting denotes a personal attack, either in words or actions, indicative either of scorn or
triumph. Compare Impertinent, Affront, Impudence.
Insolently
(In"so*lent*ly), adv. In an insolent manner.
Insolidity
(In`so*lid"i*ty) n. [Pref. in- not + solidity: cf. F. insolidité.] Want of solidity; weakness; as, the
insolidity of an argument. [R.] Dr. H. More.
Insolubility
(In*sol`u*bil"i*ty) n. [L. insolubilitas: cf. F. insolubilité.]
1. The quality or state of being insoluble or not dissolvable, as in a fluid.
2. The quality of being inexplicable or insolvable.
Insoluble
(In*sol"u*ble) a. [L. insolubilis indissoluble, that can not be loosed: cf. F. insoluble. See In-
not, and Soluble, and cf. Insolvable.]
1. Not soluble; in capable or difficult of being dissolved, as by a liquid; as, chalk is insoluble in water.
2. Not to be solved or explained; insolvable; as, an insoluble doubt, question, or difficulty.
3. Strong. "An insoluble wall." [Obs.] Holland
Insolubleness
(In*sol"u*ble*ness), n. The quality or state of being insoluble; insolubility. Boyle.
Insolvable
(In*solv"a*ble) a.
1. Not solvable; insoluble; admitting no solution or explanation; as, an insolvable problem or difficulty. I.
Watts.
2. Incapable of being paid or discharged, as debts.
3. Not capable of being loosed or disentangled; inextricable. "Bands insolvable." Pope.
Insolvency
(In*sol"ven*cy) n.; pl. Insolvencies (Law) (a) The condition of being insolvent; the state
or condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition of one who is unable to pay his debts as they
fall due, or in the usual course of trade and business; as, a merchant's insolvency. (b) Insufficiency to
discharge all debts of the owner; as, the insolvency of an estate.
Act of insolvency. See Insolvent law under Insolvent, a.
Insolvent
(In*sol"vent) a. [Pref. in- not + solvent: cf. OF. insolvent.] (Law) (a) Not solvent; not having
sufficient estate to pay one's debts; unable to pay one's debts as they fall due, in the ordinary course of
trade and business; as, in insolvent debtor. (b) Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner; as, an
insolvent estate. (c) Relating to persons unable to pay their debts.
