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Webster 1913 Edition


Contumelious

Conˊtu-me′li-ous

(?or ?; 106)
,
Adj.
[L.
contumeliosus
.]
1.
Exhibiting contumely; rudely contemptuous; insolent; disdainful.
Scoffs, and scorns, and
contumelious
taunts.
Shakespeare
Curving a
contumelious
lip.
Tennyson.
Conˊtu-me′li-ous-ly
,
adv.
Conˊtu-me′li-ous-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Contumelious

CONTUMELIOUS

,
Adj.
[L. See Contumely.]
1.
Haughtily reproachful; contemptuous; insolent; rude and sarcastic; as contumelious language.
2.
Haughty and contemptuous; disposed to utter reproach, or to insult; insolent; proudly rude; as a contumelious person.
3.
Reproachful; shameful; ignominious.

Definition 2024


contumelious

contumelious

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Adjective

contumelious (comparative more contumelious, superlative most contumelious)

  1. (archaic, literary) Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely; insolent or disdainful.

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