contumely

con·tu·me·ly (k

-m

-l

, -ty

-, -t

m-l

)

n. pl. con·tu·me·lies

1. Rudeness or contempt arising from arrogance; insolence.

2. An insolent or arrogant remark or act.

[Middle English contumelie, from Old French, from Latin contumlia; akin to contumx, insolent.]

contu·meli·ous (k

-m

s) adj.

contu·meli·ous·ly adv.

contumely [ˈkɒntjʊmɪlɪ]

n pl -lies

1. scornful or insulting language or behaviour

2. a humiliating or scornful insult

[from Latin contumēlia invective, from tumēre to swell, as with wrath]

contumelious [ˌkɒntjʊˈmiːlɪəs] adj

contumeliously adv

contumeliousness n

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Noun

contumely - a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"

insult, revilement, vilification, abuse

discourtesy, disrespect - an expression of lack of respect

low blow - unscrupulous abuse

billingsgate, scurrility - foul-mouthed or obscene abuse

stinger, cut - a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all"

invective, vituperation, vitriol - abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will

Translations

contumely [ˈkɒntjʊmɪlɪ] N (frm) → contumelia f

contumely

n no pl (form: = abuse) → Schmähen nt (geh); (= insult) → Schmähung f (geh)

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abuse billingsgate Contek contempt cut derision discourtesy disdain disparagement disrespect indignity insult invective low blow mockery opprobrium reverence Revilement scorn	And as the contumely is greater towards God, so the danger is greater towards men. The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context Some of the very peasants who had been most active in wrangling with him over the hay, some whom he had treated with contumely, and who had tried to cheat him, those very peasants had greeted him goodhumoredly, and evidently had not, were incapable of having any feeling of rancor against him, any regret, any recollection even of having tried to deceive him. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context Of an impulsive and passionate nature, she had fortified herself to encounter the stings and venomous stabs of public contumely, wreaking itself in every variety of insult; but there was a quality so much more terrible in the solemn mood of the popular mind, that she longed rather to behold all those rigid countenances contorted with scornful merriment, and herself the object. The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context	controlling controlling interest Controlment Controversal Controversary Controverse Controverser controversial controversialism Controversialist controversially Controversion Controversor controversy controvert Controverter Controvertible Controvertist contrude Contubernal contumacious contumaciously contumacy Contumelious contumeliously contumely contuse contused Contused wound contusion conundrum conurbation conure Conuropsis Conuropsis carolinensis conus conus arteriosus Conusable Conusant Conusor Conv. convalesce Convalesced convalescence convalescent convalescent home Convalescently Convallamarin Convallaria Convallaria majalis Convallariaceae	CONTRUCK contrude CONTU Contubernal Contubernia Contubernium Contucci, Andrea contumacies contumacies contumacies contumacious contumacious contumaciously contumaciously contumaciousness contumaciousness contumacy contumacy contumacy Contumacy (in Canon Law) Contumacy (in Canon Law) Contumacy (in Canon Law) Contumax contumelies contumelies contumelious contumelious contumeliously contumeliously contumeliousness contumely contund Contus Contus Contus contuse contuse contuse contused contused contused Contused Lacerated Wound contused wound contused wound contused wound contused wound contuses contuses contuses contusing contusing contusing contusion contusion contusion contusion Contusions Contusions Contusions Contusions CONUL

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And as the contumely is greater towards God, so the danger is greater towards men.

The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context

Some of the very peasants who had been most active in wrangling with him over the hay, some whom he had treated with contumely, and who had tried to cheat him, those very peasants had greeted him goodhumoredly, and evidently had not, were incapable of having any feeling of rancor against him, any regret, any recollection even of having tried to deceive him.

Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

Of an impulsive and passionate nature, she had fortified herself to encounter the stings and venomous stabs of public contumely, wreaking itself in every variety of insult; but there was a quality so much more terrible in the solemn mood of the popular mind, that she longed rather to behold all those rigid countenances contorted with scornful merriment, and herself the object.

The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context

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