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   contumacious

   /ˌkɒntjʊˈmeɪʃəs/

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of a defendant's behaviour) stubbornly or wilfully disobedient to authority: archaic "his refusal to make child support payments was contumacious"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin contumax, contumac- (perhaps from con- ‘with’ + tumere ‘to swell’) + -ious.

   Derivatives

   • 1. contumaciously adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONTUMACIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CONTUMACIOUS definition: 1. refusing to obey or respect the law in a way that shows contempt: 2. refusing to obey or show…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of CONTUMACIOUS is stubbornly disobedient : rebellious. How to use contumacious in a sentence. Did you know?

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   He's showing you his contumacious side, meaning he's stubbornly resisting authority. You might hear the word contumacious used in a courtroom to describe an uncooperative witness or someone who willfully disobeys an order given by the court.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONTUMACIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient. SYNONYMS contrary, pigheaded, factious, refractory, headstrong, intractable. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Derived forms. contumaciously. adverb.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › contumaciouscontumacious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of contumacious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › contumaciousContumacious - definition of contumacious by The Free Dictionary

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   Define contumacious. contumacious synonyms, contumacious pronunciation, contumacious translation, English dictionary definition of contumacious. adj. Obstinately disobedient or rebellious; insubordinate. con′tu·ma′cious·ly adv. con′tu·ma′cious·ness n.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › contumacious_adjcontumacious, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective contumacious, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.