Meanings
adverbcontumaciously (comparative more contumaciously, superlative most contumaciously)
comparative more contumaciously · superlative most contumaciously
- In a contumacious manner.
The Curate of Lobourne sent in a report that Master Richard's lessons were contumaciously disregarded …
1859, George Meredith, chapter 4, in The Ordeal of Richard Feverel. A History of Father and Son. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a rebellious manner
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contumaciously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contumaciously
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“contumaciously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contumaciously. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contumaciously,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contumaciously.
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