Definitions

contumely

[kon-too-muh-lee, -tyoo-, kuhn-too-muh-lee, -tyoo-, kon-tuhm-lee, -tyoom, -chuhm] / ˈkɒn tʊ mə li, -tyʊ-, kənˈtu mə li, -ˈtyu-, ˈkɒn təm li, -tyum, -tʃəm /

NOUN

insulting contempt

Synonyms

STRONG

abuse arrogance contempt disdain humiliation insolence insult remark reproach rudeness scorn

Antonyms

STRONG

admiration approval humility love politeness praise respect

WEAK

compliment flattery

Example Sentences

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Instead of grilling young Kenneth and holding him up to Contumely and forbidding him the use of the Cozy Corner, he started in to boost the Love Match.

From Ade's Fables by Ade, George

The breach of which Law, is commonly called Contumely.

From Leviathan by Hobbes, Thomas

The 8th is against Contumely, as provocative of dispeace.

From Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics by Bain, Alexander

Instead of grilling young Kenneth and holding him up to Contumely and forbidding him the use of Cozy Corner, he started in to boost the Love Match.

From Ade's Fables by McCutcheon, John T.

Vocabulary lists containing contumely

The Scarlet Letter

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Frankenstein

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