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- Dictionarycontumacious/ˌkɒntjʊˈmeɪʃəs/
adjective
- 1. (especially of a defendant's behaviour) stubbornly or wilfully disobedient to authority: archaic "his refusal to make child support payments was contumacious"
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Contumacious means stubbornly disobedient or rebellious, especially in legal contexts. Learn the etymology, synonyms, and examples of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Contumacious means refusing to obey or respect the law in a way that shows contempt, or disapprovingly refusing to obey or show respect. Learn more about this word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and translations.
Contumacious definition: stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.. See examples of CONTUMACIOUS used in a sentence.
You might hear the word contumacious used in a courtroom to describe an uncooperative witness or someone who willfully disobeys an order given by the court. If you have a glove compartment full of unpaid parking tickets, when you finally land in court your disobedient behavior may cause the judge to tell you that you're a contumacious lout.
Contumacious means stubbornly resistant to authority or wilfully obstinate. Find out the word origin, frequency, derived forms and examples of contumacious in British and American English.
Contumacious means having no respect for authority, especially in old use or law. Learn how to pronounce, spell and use this word with examples and synonyms from Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Contumacious means obstinately disobedient or rebellious; insubordinate. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of this word, as well as related words and antonyms, in this comprehensive online dictionary.
