Contumelious

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  • adj. Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely; insolent or disdainful.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Exhibiting contumely; rudely contemptuous; insolent; disdainful.
  • adj. Shameful; disgraceful.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Indicating or expressive of contumely; haughtily offensive; contemptuous; insolent; rude and sarcastic: said of acts or things.
  • Haughty and contemptuous; disposed to taunt or to insult; insolent; supercilious: said of persons.
  • Reproachful; shameful; ignominious.
  • Synonyms 1 and 2. See list under abusive.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. arrogantly insolent
    • Equivalent
    disrespectful   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    insolent    disdainful    shameful    disgraceful    abusive   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    question-begging    opprobrious    disrespectful    slanderous    insubordinate   
     
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