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con·tu·ma·cious

(kŏn′tə-mā′shəs, -tyə-)

adj.

Obstinately disobedient or rebellious; insubordinate.

con′tu·ma′cious·ly adv.

con′tu·ma′cious·ness n.

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contumacious

(ˌkɒntjʊˈmeɪʃəs)

adj

stubbornly resistant to authority; wilfully obstinate

ˌcontuˈmaciously adv

ˌcontuˈmaciousness n

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con•tu•ma•cious

(ˌkɒn tʊˈmeɪ ʃəs, -tyʊ-)

adj.

stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully disobedient.

[1590–1600; < Latin _contumāx_ unyielding, stubborn (_con-_ - + -tum- of uncertain sense + -āx adj. suffix); see <-acious>]

con`tu•ma′cious•ly, adv.

con`tu•ma′cious•ness, n.

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contumacious

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contumacious

[ˌkɒntjʊˈmeɪʃəs] ADJ (frm) → contumaz

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