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con·tu·me·ly
 contumely
- pronunciation:
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noun |
| inflections: |
contumelies |
| definition 1: |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness.
By flouting the restrictions placed on women by the Church, she exposed herself to the contumely of the congregation.- synonyms:
- disdain, insolence, rudeness
- similar words:
- derision, invective, scorn
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| definition 2: |
an insulting act or comment.
- synonyms:
- abuse, affront, insolence, insult, invective
- similar words:
- incivility, indignity, scurrility, vituperation, vulgarity
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| related words: |
affront, arrogance |
| derivations: |
contumelious (adj.), contumeliously (adv.), contumeliousness (n.) |
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