1. in a rude and disrespectful manner, especially toward someone in authority

Examples

• The student spoke insolently to the principal during the meeting.
• She stared insolently at her boss when he criticized her work.
• The teenager answered insolently when his parents asked about his grades.
• He smiled insolently as the officer wrote him a ticket.
• The defendant looked insolently at the judge throughout the trial.
• She insolently refused to follow the company’s dress code.