Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CONTUMELIOUS
a.[L. See Contumely. ] 1. Haughtily reproachful; contemptuous; insolent; rude and sarcastic; as contumelious language.
2. Haughty and contemptuous; disposed to utter reproach, or to insult; insolent; proudly rude; as a contumelious person.
3. Reproachful; shameful; ignominious.
CONTUMELIOUSLY
adv. In a contumelious manner; with pride and contempt; reproachfully; rudely; insolently.
CONTUMELIOUSNESS
n.Reproach; rudeness; contempt.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CONTUMELIOUS
Con `tu *me "li *ous (or; 1 6 ), a. Etym: [L. contumeliosus.]
1. Exhibiting contumely; rudely contemptuous; insolent; disdainful. Scoffs, and scorns, and contumelious taunts. Shak. Curving a contumelious lip. Tennyson.
2. Shameful; disgraceful. [Obs. ] Dr. H. More. -- Con `tu *me "li *ous *ly, adv. -- Con `tu *me "li *ous *ness, n.
New American Oxford Dictionary
contumelious
con tu me li ous |ˌkänt (y )əˈmēlēəs ˌkɑntjʊˈmiliəs | ▶adjective archaic (of behavior ) scornful and insulting; insolent. DERIVATIVES con tu me li ous ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French contumelieus, from Latin contumeliosus, from contumelia ‘abuse, insult ’ (see contumely ).
Oxford Dictionary
contumelious
contumelious |ˌkɒntjʊˈmiːlɪəs | ▶adjective archaic (of behaviour ) scornful and insulting; insolent. DERIVATIVES contumeliously adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French contumelieus, from Latin contumeliosus, from contumelia ‘abuse, insult ’ (see contumely ).
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