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contumacity

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con⋅tu⋅ma⋅cious

  [kon-too-mey-shuhs, -tyoo-]
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–adjective
stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.
Origin:
1590–1600; contumacy + -ous

Related forms:
con⋅tu⋅ma⋅cious⋅ly, adverb
con⋅tu⋅ma⋅cious⋅ness, con⋅tu⋅mac⋅i⋅ty  [kon-too-mas-i-tee, -tyoo-] , noun

Synonyms:
contrary, pigheaded, factious, refractory, headstrong, intractable.
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