contumacious

[ kon-too-mey-shuhs, -tyoo- ]

/ ˌkɒn tʊˈmeɪ ʃəs, -tyʊ- /

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adjective

stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.

Origin of contumacious

First recorded in 1590–1600; contumacy + -ous

SYNONYMS FOR contumacious

contrary, pigheaded, factious, refractory, headstrong, intractable.

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OTHER WORDS FROM contumacious

con·tu·ma·cious·ly, adverbcon·tu·ma·cious·ness, con·tu·mac·i·ty

[kon-too-mas-i-tee, -tyoo-], /ˌkɒn tʊˈmæs ɪ ti, -tyʊ-/, nounnon·con·tu·ma·cious, adjectivenon·con·tu·ma·cious·ly, adverb

non·con·tu·ma·cious·ness, nounun·con·tu·ma·cious, adjectiveun·con·tu·ma·cious·ly, adverbun·con·tu·ma·cious·ness, noun

Words nearby contumacious

control unit, control variable, controversial, controversy, controvert, contumacious, contumacy, contumely, contuse, contused wound, contusion

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Example sentences from the Web for contumacious

Contumacious refers to a proud and insolent defiance of authority, as of the summons of a court.
English Synonyms and Antonyms|James Champlin Fernald
He would stay until this pot of contumacious fact came to the boil, overflowed, and scalded him out.
Garrison's Finish|W. B. M. Ferguson
He was contumacious and refused to appear when summoned to abjure.
A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume III|Henry Charles Lea
“If we cannot make this contumacious rascal speak, we will find others more tractable,” observed the pursuivant.
Guy Fawkes|William Harrison Ainsworth

She had never before encountered a clergyman so contumacious, so indecent, so unreverend,—so upsetting.
The Last Chronicle of Barset|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for contumacious

contumacious

/ (ˌkɒntjʊˈmeɪʃəs) /

adjective

stubbornly resistant to authority; wilfully obstinate

Derived forms of contumacious

contumaciously, adverbcontumaciousness, noun

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单词	contumacious
释义	contumacious [ kon-too-mey-shuhs, -tyoo- ] / ˌkɒn tʊˈmeɪ ʃəs, -tyʊ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR contumacious ON THESAURUS.COM adjective stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient. Origin of contumacious First recorded in 1590–1600; contumacy + -ous SYNONYMS FOR contumacious contrary, pigheaded, factious, refractory, headstrong, intractable. SEE SYNONYMS FOR contumacious ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM contumacious con·tu·ma·cious·ly, adverbcon·tu·ma·cious·ness, con·tu·mac·i·ty [kon-too-mas-i-tee, -tyoo-], /ˌkɒn tʊˈmæs ɪ ti, -tyʊ-/, nounnon·con·tu·ma·cious, adjectivenon·con·tu·ma·cious·ly, adverb non·con·tu·ma·cious·ness, nounun·con·tu·ma·cious, adjectiveun·con·tu·ma·cious·ly, adverbun·con·tu·ma·cious·ness, noun Words nearby contumacious control unit, control variable, controversial, controversy, controvert, contumacious, contumacy, contumely, contuse, contused wound, contusion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for contumacious Contumacious refers to a proud and insolent defiance of authority, as of the summons of a court. English Synonyms and Antonyms\|James Champlin Fernald He would stay until this pot of contumacious fact came to the boil, overflowed, and scalded him out. Garrison's Finish\|W. B. M. Ferguson He was contumacious and refused to appear when summoned to abjure. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume III\|Henry Charles Lea “If we cannot make this contumacious rascal speak, we will find others more tractable,” observed the pursuivant. Guy Fawkes\|William Harrison Ainsworth She had never before encountered a clergyman so contumacious, so indecent, so unreverend,—so upsetting. The Last Chronicle of Barset\|Anthony Trollope British Dictionary definitions for contumacious contumacious / (ˌkɒntjʊˈmeɪʃəs) / adjective stubbornly resistant to authority; wilfully obstinate Derived forms of contumacious contumaciously, adverbcontumaciousness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to contumacious alienated, contrary, disaffected, factious, froward, haughty, inflexible, insubordinate, insurgent, intractable, intransigent, irreconcilable, mutinous, obdurate, perverse, pig-headed, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, seditious
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contumacious

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adjective

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