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单词 contumacious
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contumacious in British English

(ˌkɒntjʊˈmeɪʃəs)
adjective
stubbornly resistant to authority; wilfully obstinate
Derived forms
contumaciously (ˌcontuˈmaciously)
adverb
contumaciousness (ˌcontuˈmaciousness)
noun

contumacious in American English

(ˌkɑntjuˈmeɪʃəs; ˌkɑntəˈmeɪʃəs)
adjective
obstinately resisting authority; insubordinate; disobedient
Derived forms
contumaciously (ˌcontuˈmaciously)
adverb
Word origin
< contumacy + -ous

Synonyms of 'contumacious'

obstinate, stubborn, perverse, rebellious
More Synonyms of contumacious
(adjective) 
(literary) 
Synonyms
obstinate
He is obstinate and determined and will not give up.
stubborn
He is a stubborn character used to getting his own way.
perverse
You're just being perverse.
rebellious
a rebellious teenager
intractable
How can we reduce the influence of intractable opponents?
recalcitrant
a recalcitrant child of an unhappy mother
haughty
intransigent
The worry is that the radicals will grow more intransigent.
headstrong
He's very headstrong, but he's a good man underneath.
obdurate
The administration have been obdurate defenders of the status quo.
stiff-necked
disobedient
Her tone was that of a parent ordering a disobedient child.
refractory
refractory priests who tried to side with the king
pig-headed
In her pig-headed way, she insisted that she was right.
insubordinate
Workers who are grossly insubordinate are threatened with discharge.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of disobedient
Definition
refusing to obey
Her tone was that of a parent ordering a disobedient child.
Synonyms
defiant,
disorderly,
contrary,
naughty,
wayward,
mischievous,
unruly,
intractable,
wilful,
undisciplined,
refractory,
obstreperous,
insubordinate,
noncompliant,
contumacious,
froward (archaic),
nonobservant
in the sense of headstrong
Definition
determined to do something in one's own way and ignoring the advice of others
He's very headstrong, but he's a good man underneath.
Synonyms
stubborn,
wilful,
obstinate,
contrary,
perverse,
unruly,
intractable,
stiff-necked,
ungovernable,
self-willed,
pig-headed,
mulish,
froward (archaic)
in the sense of insubordinate
Definition
not submissive to authority
Workers who are grossly insubordinate are threatened with discharge.
Synonyms
disobedient,
defiant,
rebellious,
disorderly,
turbulent,
unruly,
insurgent,
recalcitrant,
fractious,
riotous,
undisciplined,
seditious,
mutinous,
ungovernable,
refractory,
contumacious (literary)

Nearby words of
contumacious

  • controversial
  • controversy
  • controvert
  • contumacious
  • contumacy
  • contumelious
  • contumely

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