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单词 contumelious
释义

contumelious

adjective

con·​tu·​me·​li·​ous ˌkän-tü-ˈmē-lē-əs How to pronounce contumelious (audio)
-tyü-ˈmē-,
-chə-ˈmē-
: insolently abusive and humiliating
contumeliously adverb

Synonyms

  • abusive
  • invective
  • opprobrious
  • scurrile
  • scurril
  • scurrilous
  • truculent
  • vitriolic
  • vituperative
  • vituperatory
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Example Sentences

a well-reasoned thesis that merited more than just a scornful, contumelious response

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

contumelious

adjective

as in abusive
marked by harsh insulting language a well-reasoned thesis that merited more than just a scornful, contumelious response

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • abusive
  • insulting
  • outrageous
  • opprobrious
  • obscene
  • outraging
  • malicious
  • vituperative
  • invective
  • scurrilous
  • vitriolic
  • offensive
  • truculent
  • offending
  • nasty
  • vulgar
  • vituperatory
  • filthy
  • hateful
  • affronting
  • dirty
  • contemptuous
  • scornful
  • indecent
  • scurrile
  • crude
  • disdainful
  • slanderous
  • libelous
  • defamatory
  • coarse
  • spiteful
  • gross
  • foul
  • scandalous
  • scurril
  • libellous
  • vilifying
  • foulmouthed
  • maligning
  • malevolent
  • potty-mouthed
  • traducing
  • immoderate
  • intemperate
  • unbridled
  • unrestrained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • deferential
  • civil
  • moderate
  • respectful
  • polite
  • temperate
  • courteous
  • gracious
  • judicious
  • laudatory
  • discreet
  • tempered
  • praiseful
  • mannerly
  • encomiastic
  • laudative
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