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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To leap or trample upon; to make a sudden onset upon.


        [Obs.] --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  insulted
       adj : treated with insolent and rude language especially openly
             and intentionally [syn: {affronted}]

















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