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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Contumelious

· Con·tu·me·li·ous · IPA /ˌkɑn.tʊˈmiː.li.əs/
01 a. Exhibiting contumely; rudely contemptuous; insolent; disdainful.
  1. 1.
    Exhibiting contumely; rudely contemptuous; insolent; disdainful.
    “Scoffs, and scorns, and contumelious taunts.” — Shak.
    “Curving a contumelious lip.” — Tennyson.
  2. 2.
    Shameful; disgraceful.[Obs.]