English-Thai Dictionary
contumacious
ADJ ดื้อรั้น ดื้อดึง รั้น due-ran
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CONTUMACIOUS
a.[L., to swell. ] 1. Literally, swelling against; haughty. Hence, obstinate; perverse; stubborn; inflexible; unyielding; disobedient; as a contumacious child.
2. In law, wilfully disobedient to the orders of a court.
CONTUMACIOUSLY
adv. Obstinately; stubbornly; perversely; in disobedience of orders.
CONTUMACIOUSNESS
n.Obstinacy; perverseness; stubbornness; contumacy.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CONTUMACIOUS
Con `tu *ma "cious, a. Etym: [L. contumax, -acis. See Contumacy. ]
1. Exhibiting contumacy; contemning authority; obstinate; perverse; stubborn; disobedient. There is another very, efficacious method for subding the most obstinate, contumacious sinner. Hammond.
2. (Law )
Defn: Willfully disobedient to the summous or prders of a court. Blackstone.
Syn. -- Stubborn; obstinate; obdurate; disobedient; perverse; unyielding; headstrong. -- Con `tu *ma "cious *ly, adv. -- Con `tu *ma "cious *ness, n.
New American Oxford Dictionary
contumacious
con tu ma cious |ˌkänt (y )əˈmāSHəs ˌkɑnt (j )ʊˈmeɪʃəs | ▶adjective archaic or Law (esp. of a defendant's behavior ) stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority. DERIVATIVES con tu ma cious ly adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin contumax, contumac- (perhaps from con- ‘with ’ + tumere ‘to swell ’) + -ious .
Oxford Dictionary
contumacious
contumacious |ˌkɒntjʊˈmeɪʃəs | ▶adjective archaic or Law (especially of a defendant's behaviour ) stubbornly or wilfully disobedient to authority. DERIVATIVES contumaciously adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin contumax, contumac- (perhaps from con- ‘with ’ + tumere ‘to swell ’) + -ious .
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