| 单词 | contumely |
| 释义 | contumely[ kon-too-muh-lee, -tyoo-; kuhn-too-muh-lee, -tyoo-; kon-tuhm-lee, -tyoom, -chuhm ] / ˈkɒn tʊ mə li, -tyʊ-; kənˈtu mə li, -ˈtyu-; ˈkɒn təm li, -tyum, -tʃəm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR contumely ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural con·tu·me·lies.insulting display of contempt in words or actions; contemptuous or humiliating treatment. a humiliating insult. Origin of contumely1350–1400; Middle English contumelie (<Anglo-French ) <Latin contumēlia, perhaps akin to contumāx (see contumacy), though formation and sense development are unclear SYNONYMS FOR contumely1 abuse, scorn, disdain, rudeness. SEE SYNONYMS FOR contumely ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM contumelycon·tu·me·li·ous [kon-too-mee-lee-uhs, -tyoo-], /ˌkɒn tuˈmi li əs, -tyu-/, adjectivecon·tu·me·li·ous·ly, adverbcon·tu·me·li·ous·ness, nounWords nearby contumelycontroversial, controversy, controvert, contumacious, contumacy, contumely, contuse, contused wound, contusion, conundrum, conurbation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for contumelyBritish Dictionary definitions for contumelycontumely / (ˈkɒntjʊmɪlɪ) / noun plural -liesscornful or insulting language or behaviour a humiliating or scornful insult Derived forms of contumelycontumelious (ˌkɒntjʊˈmiːlɪəs), adjectivecontumeliously, adverbcontumeliousness, nounWord Origin for contumelyC14: from Latin contumēlia invective, from tumēre to swell, as with wrath 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 |
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