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con⋅tu⋅me⋅ly
[kon-too-muh-lee, -tyoo-; kuh
n-too-muh-lee, -tyoo-; kon-tuh
m-lee, -tyoom, -chuh
m]
–noun, plural -lies.
| 1. | insulting display of contempt in words or actions; contemptuous or humiliating treatment. |
| 2. | a humiliating insult. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME contumelie (< AF) < L contumēlia, perh. akin to contumāx (see contumacy ), though formation and sense development are unclear
1350–1400; ME contumelie (< AF) < L contumēlia, perh. akin to contumāx (see contumacy ), though formation and sense development are unclear

Related forms:
con⋅tu⋅me⋅li⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
con⋅tu⋅me⋅li⋅ous⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. abuse, scorn, disdain, rudeness.
1. abuse, scorn, disdain, rudeness.
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Contumelious
Con`tu*me"li*ous\ (?or ?; 106), a. [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.
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