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con·tu·me·ly C0611400 (kŏn′to͞o-mə-lē, -tyo͞o-, -təm-lē)n. pl. con·tu·me·lies 1. Rudeness or contempt arising from arrogance; insolence.2. An insolent or arrogant remark or act.
[Middle English contumelie, from Old French, from Latin contumēlia; akin to contumāx, insolent.]
con′tu·me′li·ous (kŏn′tə-mē′lē-əs) adj.con′tu·me′li·ous·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | contumelious - arrogantly insolentdisrespectful - exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; "remarks disrespectful of the law"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher" |
contumeliousadjective1. Rude and disrespectful:assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart.Informal: brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity.Slang: wise.2. Of, relating to, or characterized by verbal abuse:abusive, invective, opprobrious, scurrilous, vituperative.contumeliousenUK
Related to contumelious: inordinately, germane, vituperativeSynonyms for contumeliousadj rude and disrespectfulSynonyms- assuming
- assumptive
- audacious
- bold
- boldfaced
- brash
- brazen
- cheeky
- familiar
- forward
- impertinent
- impudent
- insolent
- malapert
- nervy
- overconfident
- pert
- presuming
- presumptuous
- pushy
- sassy
- saucy
- smart
- brassy
- flip
- fresh
- smart-alecky
- snippety
- snippy
- uppish
- uppity
- wise
adj of, relating to, or characterized by verbal abuseSynonyms- abusive
- invective
- opprobrious
- scurrilous
- vituperative
Words related to contumeliousadj arrogantly insolentRelated Words |