contumelious
contumelious · more contumelious · most contumelious
Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely; exhibiting an insolent or disdainful attitudeRudely contemptuous; showing contumely; exhibiting an insolent or disdainful attitude.
UK/ˌkɒn.tjʊˈmiː.li.əs/US/ˌkɑn.tʊˈmiː.li.əs/
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, literary)Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely; exhibiting an insolent or disdainful attitude.
оскорби́тельныйoskorbítelʹnyj, де́рзкийdérzkij
More definitions
- arrogantly insolent
Translations
5 languagesРусский
rudely contemptuous; showing contumely:
Origin
From Old French contumelieus, from Latin contumēliōsus (“insulting; abusive”), from contumFrom Old French contumelieus, from Latin contumēliōsus (“insulting; abusive”), from contumēlia (“affront, abuse, insult”).
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Forms
more contumelious, most contumelious| Comparative | more contumelious Lesson |
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| Superlative | most contumelious Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsrudely contemptuous:disdainfulC2insolent
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form