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contumely
[ kon-too-muh-lee, -tyoo-; kuhn-too-muh-lee, -tyoo-; kon-tuhm-lee, -tyoom, -chuhm ]
noun
plural contumelies.
- insulting display of contempt in words or actions; contemptuous or humiliating treatment.
Synonyms: , , ,
- a humiliating insult.
contumely
/ ˌkɒntjʊˈmiːlɪəs; ˈkɒntjʊmɪlɪ /
noun
- scornful or insulting language or behaviour
- a humiliating or scornful insult
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Derived Forms
- ˌDzԳٳˈdzܲ, adverb
- contumelious, adjective
- ˌDzԳٳˈdzܲԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms
- Dz·ٳ···dzܲ [kon-too-, mee, -lee-, uh, s, -tyoo-], adjective
- Dzt·l·dzܲ· adverb
- Dzt·l·dzܲ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of contumely1
1350–1400; Middle English contumelie (< Anglo-French ) < Latin DzԳٳܳŧ, perhaps akin to DzԳٳܳ ( contumacy ), though formation and sense development are unclear
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of contumely1
C14: from Latin DzԳٳܳŧ invective, from ٳܳŧ to swell, as with wrath
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There’s a big difference between despised love and disprized love, and between a proud man’s contumely and a poor man’s contumely.
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You can open to nearly any page of this book and find potent anti-Mitch contumely.
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Each day, Bull poured torrents of contumely on his morning paper.
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Christie managed to be almost cuddly while dispatching this contumely.
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He prints plenty of contumely — mostly snobbish disapproval from Eastern visitors — about his hometown.
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