a. [ L. contumeliosus. ]
Scoffs, and scorns, and contumelious taunts. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Curving a contumelious lip. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. [ L. contumelia, prob. akin to contemnere to despise: cf. OF. contumelie. Cf. Contumacy. ] Rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt; scornful insolence; despiteful treatment; disdain; contemptuousness in act or speech; disgrace. [ 1913 Webster ]
The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Nothing aggravates tyranny so much as contumely. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]