Synonyms for contumaciously
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : kon-too-mey-shuhs, -tyoo- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒn tʊˈmeɪ ʃəs, -tyʊ- |
Top 10 synonyms for contumaciously
Définition of contumaciously
Origin :- c.1600, from Latin contumaci-, stem of contumax "haughty, insolent, obstinate" (see contumely) + -ous.
- As in obstinately : adv stubbornly
- Who snubs him so contumaciously, when he's a little chap in jackets and they young ladies already out?
- Extract from : « Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories » by Ouida
- The Archbishop formally excommunicated her as a first step, on her contumaciously refusing to surrender her rights to a usurper.
- Extract from : « The Life of the Moselle » by Octavius Rooke
- "It has answered pretty well up till now," said Martini contumaciously.
- Extract from : « The Gadfly » by E. L. Voynich
- She represented the vanities; she was vanity itself; and now he was recklessly, contumaciously, glad of it.
- Extract from : « The Happy End » by Joseph Hergesheimer
- Having so declared he had contumaciously stalked out of the room, and had banged the door after him,—very contumaciously indeed.
- Extract from : « Ayala's Angel » by Anthony Trollope
Antonyms for contumaciously
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