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- Dictionarycontumacious/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"
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Contumacious means refusing to obey or respect the law in a way that shows contempt, or disapprovingly refusing to obey or show respect. Learn more about this word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and translations.
- English (US)
CONTUMACIOUS meaning: 1. refusing to obey or respect the law...
- Znaczenie Contumacious, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
contumacious definicja: 1. refusing to obey or respect the...
- Contumacious in Traditional Chinese
CONTUMACIOUS translate: 不聽命令的;(尤指對法庭命令)抗拒的, 不服從的;藐視的. Learn...
- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
contumacious 의미, 정의, contumacious의 정의: 1. refusing to obey...
- Contumacious in Simplified Chinese
CONTUMACIOUS translate: 不听命令的;(尤指对法庭命令)抗拒的, 不服从的;藐视的. Learn...
- English (US)
Contumacious means stubbornly disobedient or rebellious, especially in legal contexts. Learn the etymology, synonyms, and examples of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Contumacious definition: stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.. See examples of CONTUMACIOUS used in a sentence.
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.
Contumacious means stubbornly resistant to authority or wilfully obstinate. Find out the word origin, frequency, derived forms and examples of contumacious in British and American English.
Contumacious means having no respect for authority, especially in old use or law. Learn how to pronounce, spell and use this word with examples and synonyms from Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Contumacious means obstinately disobedient or rebellious; insubordinate. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of this word, as well as related words and antonyms, in this comprehensive online dictionary.