The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ABUSIVE , but the solution may also be SNIDE which is one of the most recent solution (2003 in New York Sun).
Insulting crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ABUSIVE | 50 % | 7 |
| SNIDE | 33 % | 5 |
| RUDE | 17 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Insulting
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- abusive
- offensive
- scornful
- opprobrious
- disdainful
- contemptuous
- scurrilous
- disrespectful
- outrageous
- affront
- derogatory
- insolent
Crossword Answer definitions
ABUSIVE adjective- Prone to treat someone badly by coarse, insulting words or other maltreatment; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous.
- Tending to deceive; fraudulent.
- Tending to misuse; practising or containing abuse.
- Being physically or emotionally injurious; characterized by repeated violence or other abuse.
- Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied; unjust; illegal.
- Catachrestic.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ABUSIVE
- Mean
- Like invective
- Like diatribe
- Coarsely insulting, as language
- Injurious
- Like harsh language
- Not at all nurturing
- Mistreating
- Scurrilous.
- Using harsh words.
More clues leading to the result SNIDE
- Contemptuous
- Cynical
- Derogatory
- Caustic, as a remark
- Sassy
- Dismissive
- Sarcastic
- Like some remarks
- Rudely sarcastic
- Nasty