单词 | contumely |
释义 | contumely (once / 5716 pages) n WORD FAMILY contumely: contumelies, contumelious+/contumelious: contumeliously USAGE EXAMPLESRebuke is actually too frivolous a word for the contumely Mr. Wolfe looses in his direction. New York Times(Aug 30, 2016) The choice brought more contumely from fans, who had never heard of him, or feared another Andrea Bargnani, a fragile product of European ball. The New Yorker(Feb 03, 2016) Eighty percent of Americans say they are angry at the system they see as rigged against them and Congress deserves every bit of the contumely. US News(Jan 13, 2016) n a rude expression intended to offend or hurt Syn|Hypo|Hyper abuse, insult, revilement, vilification low blow unscrupulous abuse billingsgate, scurrilityfoul-mouthed or obscene abuse cut, stingera remark capable of wounding mentally invective, vitriol, vituperationabusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will discourtesy, disrespect an expression of lack of respect |
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