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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
- ˌcontuˈmaciously, adverb
- ˌcontuˈmaciousness, noun
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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.
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The mere fact of doing so caused him to be treated as a contumacious rebel.
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Yet I think this should be sufficient, since we can sink you in an instant if you are foolish enough to prove contumacious.
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But still the contumacious Mexia sold his corn and exacted his price!
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A swamp oak stump is one of the most contumacious stumps in the world.
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