insultry

English

Etymology

From insult +‎ -ry.

Noun

insultry (uncountable)

1. Insults generally; the habit or process of insulting.
   • 1946 January 25, Jay Jay, “Four Bits”, in The Lexington Leader, volume 58, number 22, Lexington, Ken., section ““Insultry” Case Looms”, page 1:

     “Well,” he said, “that fellow talked kind of rough to me, and I thought I might have something done to him for insultry.”

   • 1967 November 29, Berwyn Life, 41st year, number 143, page 24:

     The complex ridden people whose main intellectual hobby seemed to be the “art” of insultry to anybody who could not speak what they called French.

   • 1973 June 16, Don Page, “All-Star Cast of Com-men-ta-tors”, in Los Angeles Times, volume XCII, part II, page 2:

     The guest will be that sardonic sultan of insultry, the bad[-]mouthing broadcasting behemoth from the Bronx, Howard Cosell.

   • 1990, Punch, page 44:

     There are several entries devoted to the more sulphuric excretions of the Chingford Skinhead in this encyclopaedia of political insultry.

   • 1993, The American Hour: A Time of Reckoning and the Once and Future Role of Faith, Free Press, page 274:

     This may not seem wise to say at a time when the American airwaves are turning blue with the gratuitous violence and insultry of rap groups, such as 2 Live Crew, and comedians, such as Andrew “Dice” Clay.

   • 1997 February 1, HeadedTo...@dinner.time, “MOJADO TREATMENT PISSES OFF MEXICO / Organ Pipe natn. monument”, in az.politics (Usenet):

     At one point in your limited attempt toward sophisticated insultry, you said that Norm would have to be capable of losing an argument with green-eyed algae (or some such drivel).

   • 1998 April 10, TMOliver, “GET A LIFE PEOPLE!!!!”, in sci.military.naval (Usenet):

     Why, the level of obscene insultry on smn wouldn't curl the hairs of a kindergarten class.

   • 1999 August 8, Nekotuxie, “Hey Sailor Moon: I'M BACK!!!!”, in alt.hentai.sailor-moon (Usenet):

     From the looks of the alt.fan.dragonballz stuff, he tends to make fun of content and general insultry (bigotry and other insulting stuff...).

   • 2000 February 8, Ping, “Breaking !!”, in alt.games.creatures (Usenet):

     > Considering you are only eight, and apparently extremely hyper, I / > will put this simply....If you do not understand a post and cannot / > give any useful commentary or ask a question about it nicely, / > please do not reply. / mmm! well written, clear headed insultry. I leik it. . .

   • 2001 May 7, Barry Posner, “SSC”, in talk.bizarre (Usenet):

     > I can't be a tosspot - that one only applies to men. By physical virtue of / > the insult, innit ! / Mark's lexicon of British insultry is a work in progress.

   • 2004 July 23, kevincar, “Re: Population and longevity”, in misc.misc (Usenet):

     Your pathetic rays of insultry directed at me merely because I say things that aren't of your opinion are just amusing.