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contumelious

con·tu·me·lious

UK/ˌkɒn.tjʊˈmiː.li.əs/ US/ˌkɑn.tʊˈmiː.li.əs/ uncommon archaic literary

adjective

Origin

From Old French contumelieus, from Latin contumēliōsus (“insulting; abusive”), from contumēlia (“affront, abuse, insult”).

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