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CONTUMELIOUS

\kɒntjuːmˈɛlɪəs], \kɒntjuːmˈɛlɪəs], \k_ɒ_n_t_j_uː_m_ˈɛ_l_ɪ__ə_s]\

Definitions of CONTUMELIOUS

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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arrogantly insolent

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

arrogantly insolent

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Shameful; disgraceful.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Haughtily reproachful: insolent.
CONTUMELIOUSLY.
CONTUMELIOUSNESS.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

CONTUMELIOUSLY.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Reproachful, sarcastic; inclined to utter reproach; productive of reproach, shameful.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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