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contumacious

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Chaussard junior was contumacious, and therefore received sentence of death.

The mere fact of doing so caused him to be treated as a contumacious rebel.

Yet I think this should be sufficient, since we can sink you in an instant if you are foolish enough to prove contumacious.

But still the contumacious Mexia sold his corn and exacted his price!

A swamp oak stump is one of the most contumacious stumps in the world.

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On this page you'll find 47 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to contumacious, such as: alienated, contrary, disaffected, factious, froward, and haughty.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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