Meaning

2 senses

  1. Contemptuous of authority; willfully disobedient; rebellious.

    ungehorsam

    непослу́шныйneposlúšnyj, несгово́рчивыйnesgovórčivyj

    непокі́рнийnepokírnyj

  2. Willfully disobedient to the summons or orders of a court.

More definitions
  • wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient

Examples

1 sentences

  1. The contumacious student dared to gainsay his teacher.

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Translations

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Origin

From Latin contumāx (“stubborn, obstinate”) + -ious. By surface analysis, contum(ax) + -ac

From Latin contumāx (“stubborn, obstinate”) + -ious. By surface analysis, contum(ax) + -acious.

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Forms

more contumacious, most contumacious
Comparativemore contumacious Lesson
Superlativemost contumacious Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
contemptuous of authority:insubordinateC1perverseC2rebelliousB2stubbornB1disobedientobstinate

Word family

5 related words
Relatedcontumaciouslycontumaciousnesscontumacycontumelycontumelious

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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