contumacious

adj
/ˌkɒn.tjʊˈmeɪ.ʃəs/UK/ˌkɑːn.tʊˈmeɪ.ʃəs/US

Etymology

From Latin contumāx (“stubborn, obstinate”) + -ious.

  1. borrowed from contumāx

Definitions

  1. Contemptuous of authority

    Contemptuous of authority; willfully disobedient; rebellious.

    • […] and, on his conſtancie, ſounds an accuſation to Herod of a contumacious affront, on ſuch a day, before many peers; præpares the king to ſome paſſion, and at laſt, by her daughter’s dancing, effects it.
    • In all places too are Dissident Priests; whom the Legislative will have to deal with: contumacious individuals, working on that angriest of passions; plotting, enlisting.
  2. Willfully disobedient to the summons or orders of a court.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA