INSULTANT

Etymology 1

Noun

insultant (plural insultants)

(business, colloquial) A consultant who is willing to criticise the organisation that they work for.

Etymology 2

Adjective

insultant

(rare) insulting

Noun

insultant (plural insultants)

(rare) One who delivers an insult.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

15 May 2025

PARSIMONIOUS

(adjective) excessively unwilling to spend; ā€œparsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulsesā€; ā€œlived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgenceā€


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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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