con·tu·ma·cious
adjective \ˌkän-tü-ˈmā-shəs, -tyü-ˈ, -chə-ˈ\
Definition of CONTUMACIOUS
: stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
— con·tu·ma·cious·ly adverb
Examples of CONTUMACIOUS
- <the judge threatened to charge the contumacious witness with contempt of court>
First Known Use of CONTUMACIOUS
1583
Related to CONTUMACIOUS
- Synonyms
- balky, contrary, disobedient, defiant, froward, incompliant, insubordinate, intractable, obstreperous, rebel, rebellious, recalcitrant, recusant, refractory, restive, ungovernable, unruly, untoward, wayward, willful (or wilful)
- Antonyms
- amenable, biddable, compliant, conformable, docile, obedient, ruly, submissive, tractable
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contumacious
contumacious
PRONUNCIATION:
(kon-tuh-MAY-shuhs, -tyoo-)
MEANING:
adjective: Stubborn, insubordinate.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin contumacia, from contumax, contumac- (insolent).
USAGE:
“Without the disciplining presence of the two heavyweights, contumacious councillors busied themselves with procedural obstruction and shouting ‘corruption’ at each other.”
Tehran’s Municipal Politics; The Economist (London, UK); Jan 25, 2003.
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