contumely
noun
insulting display of contempt in words or actions; contemptuous or humiliating treatment.
contumelies
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pluralof contumely.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But they whom serious danger could not deter from renewing and indefinitely repeating such attempts at all hazards, were little likely to be appalled by these contumelies of speech.
From An Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance by John Foster
Wherefore take him for thy patron: 10 and patiently suffer the contumelies which the infidels utter against thee; and depart from them with a decent departure.
From The Koran (Al-Qur'an) by George Sale
Notorious are the contumelies put upon the cases of grievance presented from the people in the House of Commons.
From A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning by George Jacob Holyoake
—Others there are, Whom envy to the state draws and pulls on, For contumelies received; and such are sure ones.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 by Sir Walter Scott
Gwenwyn will forget the contumelies of Raymond, and raise his daughter to high honour among the daughters of the Cymry.
From The Betrothed by Sir Walter Scott
