- (a.) Exhibiting contumely; rudely contemptuous; insolent; disdainful.
- (a.) Shameful; disgraceful.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). contumelious. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/contumelious/definitions/1991178 |
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| MLA | Webster's. "contumelious" 27 May 2011. Web. 24 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/contumelious/definitions/1991178> |