Contumelious

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Indicating or expressive of contumely; haughtily offensive; contemptuous; insolent; rude and sarcastic: said of acts or things.
  • Haughty and contemptuous; disposed to taunt or to insult; insolent; supercilious: said of persons.
  • Reproachful; shameful; ignominious.
  • Synonyms 1 and 2. See list under abusive.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Exhibiting contumely; rudely contemptuous; insolent; disdainful.
  • adjective. Shameful; disgraceful.
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  • adjective. Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely; insolent or disdainful.
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  • adjective. arrogantly insolent
    • Word Usage
    "Every kind of contumelious reproach is heaped on the heads of the working men who dare to replace him when he strikes; and he does not scruple to use under such conditions weapons more convincing than the most opprobrious epithets."
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