Word: insulting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...delay would prevent his delegation (New York) from getting home for Easter. The Mississippian was obdurate, sniffy. Flashed Ogden Mills: "Its a damn mean thing to hold 20 men here!" Back came the retort: "Get over on your own side. You have no right here. You can't insult me in that manner. . . you dirty, contemptible scoundrel!" Fist?swinging arms?whites of eyes? . . . Members rushed to separate the pair. After several minutes order was regained. Peacefully, the impeachment was overwhelmingly voted...
...practical influence upon any jury, any Legislature, any public assembly or board of directors, let some new name be invented for such lightsome exercise. After all, it is a bit laughable to drag the laws of argumentation into the making only of laughter. Better the smile alone, without implied insult to logic...
...first place and that anyhow M. Malvy had expiated whatever guilt was his by submitting to a sentence of exile, until released by the general amnesty. Jeeringly Deputy Ybarnegaray cried: "Since he is so guiltless, why has he never applied for a retrial?" By way of added insult Deputy Barillet shrieked: "In 1917 they executed 25 traitors. Thank God they shot them before the amnesty law was passed! Beware how you reinstate Malvy in the very office which he occupied before he was banished! Chacal! What a jackal Minister of Interior...
...Christianity comes to Asia in a spirit of arrogant superiority and an attitude of narrow exclusiveness. Thousands of missionaries who are sent here at great expense, when confining their activities to language teaching, are not unwelcome, but as religions teachers their presence is an implied insult to the great moral and religious forces built by our noble civilization...
...known in an American Army, is growing into fashion. He hopes the officers will by example, as well as influence, endeavor to check it, and that both they and the men will reflect, that we can have little hope of the blessings of Heaven on our arms if we insult it by our impiety and folly. Added to this, it is a vice so mean and low, without any temptation, that every man of sense and character detests and despises...