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Contumelious

Contumelious Meaning & Definition
Contumelious Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Contumelious?

[adj] arrogantly insolent

Synonyms | Synonyms for Contumelious: disrespectful

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Contumelious In Webster's Dictionary

\Con`tu*me"li*ous\ (?or ?; 106), a. [L. contumeliosus.] 1. Exhibiting contumely; rudely contemptuous; insolent; disdainful. Scoffs, and scorns, and contumelious taunts. --Shak. Curving a contumelious lip. --Tennyson. 2. Shameful; disgraceful. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More. -- {Con`tu*me"li*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Con`tu*me"li*ous*ness}, n.

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