contumacious

[ kon-too-mey-shuhs, -tyoo- ]
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adjective
  1. stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.

Origin of contumacious

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; contumacy + -ous

Other words for contumacious

Other words from contumacious

  • con·tu·ma·cious·ly, adverb
  • con·tu·ma·cious·ness, con·tu·mac·i·ty [kon-too-mas-i-tee, -tyoo-], /ˌkɒn tʊˈmæs ɪ ti, -tyʊ-/, noun
  • non·con·tu·ma·cious, adjective
  • non·con·tu·ma·cious·ly, adverb
  • non·con·tu·ma·cious·ness, noun
  • un·con·tu·ma·cious, adjective
  • un·con·tu·ma·cious·ly, adverb
  • un·con·tu·ma·cious·ness, noun

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How to use contumacious in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for contumacious

contumacious

/ (ˌkɒntjʊˈmeɪʃəs) /


adjective
  1. stubbornly resistant to authority; wilfully obstinate

Derived forms of contumacious

  • contumaciously, adverb
  • contumaciousness, noun

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