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Meaning of 'contumacious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Contumacious [ a.]
- Exhibiting contumacy; contemning authority; obstinate; perverse; stubborn; disobedient.
- Willfully disobedient to the summous or prders of a court.

Meaning of 'contumacious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . contumacious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
Example in sentence:
  • a contumaceous witness is subject to punishment

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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