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Antonyms for contumacious


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kon-too-mey-shuhs, -tyoo-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒn tʊˈmeɪ ʃəs, -tyʊ-



Definition of contumacious

Origin :
  • c.1600, from Latin contumaci-, stem of contumax "haughty, insolent, obstinate" (see contumely) + -ous.
  • adj headstrong, obstinate
Example sentences :
  • But if I were to be contumacious, I might thank myself for all that would follow.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • But, the cardinal declared Huss contumacious, and excommunicated him accordingly.
  • Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe
  • “Countess, if thou be contumacious, I cannot shelter thee,” said Leo sternly.
  • Extract from : « One Snowy Night » by Emily Sarah Holt
  • Hugh simply added excommunication to the contumacious deacon.
  • Extract from : « Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln » by Charles L. Marson
  • Audrey was inclined to be contumacious, but she would not yield the matter so meekly.
  • Extract from : « Lover or Friend » by Rosa Nouchette Carey
  • Carr Vipont was literally stunned by a reply so contumacious.
  • Extract from : « What Will He Do With It, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • A contumacious act or spirit is contemptuous as well as defiant.
  • Extract from : « English Synonyms and Antonyms » by James Champlin Fernald
  • Nor does it necessarily follow that such a child must be contumacious or disobedient.
  • Extract from : « Folly as It Flies » by Fanny Fern
  • The court pronounced him contumacious, and sentenced him to be excommunicated.
  • Extract from : « Oxford and its Story » by Cecil Headlam
  • He was contumacious and refused to appear when summoned to abjure.
  • Extract from : « A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume III » by Henry Charles Lea

Synonyms for contumacious

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