insultingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Hundreds of people turned up for the trial into the 2023 train collision that left 57 dead, leading to angry complaints from lawyers that the venue was "insultingly" unsuitable, and booing from family relatives.
From Barron's
The union has also expressed outrage over what it described as an insultingly low pay offer.
From Los Angeles Times
“The sky was insultingly blue, a mean joke … The sun was like a drunk at a party, menacing and vivacious.”
From Los Angeles Times
"Instead Uber's insultingly low fees force drivers to spend so long on the roads that in many cases relationships rupture and families are broken up," it added.
From BBC
Mediacom offered the foundation $2,500 in exchange for a waiver of future claims, an amount Ms. Pierce rejected as insultingly small.
From New York Times
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