Contumely Definition

kŏnto͝o-mə-lē, -tyo͝o-, -təm-lē
contumelies
noun
contumelies
Haughty and contemptuous rudeness; insulting and humiliating treatment or language.
Webster's New World
An instance of this; scornful insult.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Contumely

Noun

Singular:
contumely
Plural:
contumelies

Origin of Contumely

  • From Old French contumelie, from Latin contumēlia (“insult”), perhaps from com- + tumeō (“swell”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English contumelie from Old French from Latin contumēlia contumāx insolent

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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