insultingly

1. 1.

   in a disrespectful and insulting manner

   “he behaves insultingly toward his parents”
2. 2.

   in an unfair and insulting manner

   “this internationally known writer was foully condemned by the Muslim fundamentalists”

   Synonymsfoully

Questions about insultingly

What does insultingly mean?

insultingly means "in a disrespectful and insulting manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in insultingly?

insultingly has 4 syllables: in-sul-tin-gly. The stress falls on "sul".

What is another word for insultingly?

Close synonyms include foully. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is insultingly a common word?

insultingly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.