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contumacious
[ kon-too-mey-shuhs, -tyoo- ]
adjective
- stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.
Synonyms: intractable, headstrong, refractory, factious, pigheaded, contrary
contumacious
/ ˌkɒntjʊˈmeɪʃəs /
adjective
- stubbornly resistant to authority; wilfully obstinate
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Derived Forms
- ˌcontuˈmaciousness, noun
- ˌcontuˈmaciously, adverb
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Other Words From
- contu·macious·ly adverb
- contu·macious·ness con·tu·mac·i·ty [kon-t, oo, -, mas, -i-tee, -ty, oo, -], noun
- noncon·tu·macious adjective
- noncon·tu·macious·ly adverb
- noncon·tu·macious·ness noun
- uncon·tu·macious adjective
- uncon·tu·macious·ly adverb
- uncon·tu·macious·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of contumacious1
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Example Sentences
Chaussard junior was contumacious, and therefore received sentence of death.
The mere fact of doing so caused him to be treated as a contumacious rebel.
Yet I think this should be sufficient, since we can sink you in an instant if you are foolish enough to prove contumacious.
But still the contumacious Mexia sold his corn and exacted his price!
A swamp oak stump is one of the most contumacious stumps in the world.
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