contumelious
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adjective \ˌkän-tü-ˈmē-lē-əs, -tyü-ˈ, -chə-ˈ\Definition of CONTUMELIOUS
: insolently abusive and humiliating
— con·tu·me·li·ous·ly adverb
Examples of CONTUMELIOUS
- <a well-reasoned thesis that merited more than just a scornful, contumelious response>
First Known Use of CONTUMELIOUS
15th century
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- abusive, invective, opprobrious, scurrile (or scurril), scurrilous, truculent, vitriolic, vituperative, vituperatory
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