CONTUMELY
\kəntjˈuːmli], \kəntjˈuːmli], \k_ə_n_t_j_ˈuː_m_l_i]\
Definitions of CONTUMELY
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- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"
By Princeton University
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a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. [Latin] Insult; indignity; affront; —rudeness or reproach compounded of haughtiness and contempt.
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Contemptuousness, bitterness of language, reproach.
By Thomas Sheridan
