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contumely
[kon-too-muh-lee, -tyoo-, kuhn-too-muh-lee, -tyoo-, kon-tuhm-lee, -tyoom, -chuhm]
noun
plural
contumeliesinsulting display of contempt in words or actions; contemptuous or humiliating treatment.
Synonyms: , , ,a humiliating insult.
contumely
/ ˌkɒntjʊˈmiːlɪəs, ˈkɒntjʊmɪlɪ /
noun
scornful or insulting language or behaviour
a humiliating or scornful insult
Other Word Forms
- contumelious adjective
- contumeliously adverb
- contumeliousness noun
- ˌDzԳٳˈdzܲ adverb
- ˌDzԳٳˈdzܲԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of contumely1
Word History and Origins
Origin of contumely1
Example Sentences
There’s a big difference between despised love and disprized love, and between a proud man’s contumely and a poor man’s contumely.
You can open to nearly any page of this book and find potent anti-Mitch contumely.
Each day, Bull poured torrents of contumely on his morning paper.
Christie managed to be almost cuddly while dispatching this contumely.
He prints plenty of contumely — mostly snobbish disapproval from Eastern visitors — about his hometown.
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