| 单词 | contumely |
| 释义 | contumely —contumelious /kon'tooh mee"lee euhs, -tyooh-/, adj. —contumeliously, adv. —contumeliousness, n. /kon"too meuh lee, -tyoo-; keuhn tooh"meuh lee, -tyooh"-; kon"teuhm lee, -tyoohm, -cheuhm/, n. , pl. contumelies. 1. insulting display of contempt in words or actions; contemptuous or humiliating treatment. 2. a humiliating insult. [1350-1400; ME contumelie ( < AF) < L contumelia, perh. akin to contumax (see CONTUMACY), though formation and sense development are unclear] Syn. 1. abuse, scorn, disdain, rudeness. |
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