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contumeliously Definition


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contumely
noun contumelies
    formal:
    1. Scornful or insulting treatment or words.
      Thesaurus: invective, derision, insult, affront, indignity, humiliation, insolence, contempt, scorn, disdain, abuse, obloquy; Antonym: civility.
    2. A contemptuous insult.
Derivative: contumelious
noun
    Derivative: contumeliously
    adverb
      Etymology: 14c: from Latin contumelia outrage or insult.



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