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contumely

noun
/ˈkɒnt͡ʃuːməli/UK

Etymology

From Old French contumelie, from Latin contumēlia (“insult”), perhaps from com- + tumeō (“swell”).

  1. derived from contumēlia
  2. derived from contumelie

Definitions

  1. Offensive and abusive language or behaviour

    Offensive and abusive language or behaviour; scorn, insult.

    • For who would beare the Whips and Scornes of time, / The Oppressors wrong, the poore mans Contumely, [...]
    • Think of the insults, wrongs, and contumelies, / Ye bear from your proud lords—that your hard toil / Manures their fertile fields—you plow the earth, / You sow the corn, you reap the ripen'd harvest,— / They riot on the produce!— [...]
    • She had been subjected to contumely and cross-questoning and ill-usage through the whole evening.

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