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Causing anger or hurt feelings in others

Extremely offensive, harsh and insulting

Lacking consideration for others

Causing anger, offense, or a strong negative reaction

Significantly unimportant and deserving of little to no attention

Having no reason, explanation or excuse

Insulting or abusing others through derogatory language

Present participle for to speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse

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Adjective

Causing anger or hurt feelings in others

uncomplimentary

politically incorrect

beyond the pale

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“He said the name never has been, nor is it intended to be insulting to anyone.”

Adjective

Extremely offensive, harsh and insulting

dishonouring^UK

uncomplimentary

unfavourable^UK

misrepresentative

full of contempt

scandalmongering

straightforward

straight from the shoulder

high and mighty

on your high horse

unsubstantiated

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Adjective

Lacking consideration for others

uncomplimentary

beyond the pale

lacking civility

unsophisticated

speaking as one finds

calling a spade a spade

ill-humoured^UK

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

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Adjective

Causing anger, offense, or a strong negative reaction

confrontational

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

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Adjective

Significantly unimportant and deserving of little to no attention

inconsequential

nickel-and-dime

of little account

not worth mentioning

of no consequence

not worth bothering about

of no importance

of little importance

of little consequence

twopenny-halfpenny

not worth speaking of

of minor importance

of no great concern

neither here nor there

of little import

unconsequential

hardly worth mentioning

of no significance

beside the point

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Adjective

Having no reason, explanation or excuse

disproportionate

beyond the pale

without justification

against the rules

out of all proportion

contrary to the rules

dishonorable^US

out of proportion

dishonourable^UK

without rhyme or reason

beyond contempt

beneath contempt

good-for-nothing

highly improper

not the done thing

not quite the thing

unfavourable^UK

deserving blame

unsubstantiated

without foundation

not to be borne

too much to bear

enough to try the patience of a saint

beyond endurance

enough to try the patience of Job

more than flesh and blood can stand

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Noun

Insulting or abusing others through derogatory language

derogatory language

Verb

Present participle for to speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse

“With his gosh-darned, aw-shucks demeanor and disarming smile, he is able to insult entire groups without even realizing he's doing it.”

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