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Definition of contumely in English: contumelynounPlural contumelies ˈkɒntjuːmliˈkɒntjuːmɪli mass nounarchaic Insolent or insulting language or treatment. 〈古〉傲慢无礼；侮慢 the Church should not be exposed to gossip and contumely 教会不应遭受流言攻击和侮辱。 Example sentencesExamples - One finds in Wolcot's mock-epic a shower of contumely constantly trained upon epic.
- And why - if they have actually talked to the police and prosecuting authorities - do they dismiss their ‘scepticism’ with such contumely?
- They helped us understand what we were up against: the proud man's contumely, the insolence of office.
- You're never going to please everybody, but my feeling is there seems to have been less contumely than might have been expected, because we have taken people with us.
- Nursing her injuries by keeping ‘herself in a state of intoxication,’ Lucy heaped contumely on Peter, their children, and neighbors.
Synonyms abuse, insults, slurs, aspersions, derision, invective, slander, defamation, denigration, disparagement, opprobrium, obloquy, vituperation, vilification insolence, rudeness, impertinence, discourtesy informal mud-slinging, bad-mouthing, bitchiness archaic malapertness, billingsgate
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French contumelie, from Latin contumelia, perhaps from con- 'with' + tumere 'to swell'. Definition of contumely in US English: contumelynoun archaic Insolent or insulting language or treatment. 〈古〉傲慢无礼；侮慢 the Church should not be exposed to gossip and contumely 教会不应遭受流言攻击和侮辱。 Example sentencesExamples - Nursing her injuries by keeping ‘herself in a state of intoxication,’ Lucy heaped contumely on Peter, their children, and neighbors.
- And why - if they have actually talked to the police and prosecuting authorities - do they dismiss their ‘scepticism’ with such contumely?
- You're never going to please everybody, but my feeling is there seems to have been less contumely than might have been expected, because we have taken people with us.
- They helped us understand what we were up against: the proud man's contumely, the insolence of office.
- One finds in Wolcot's mock-epic a shower of contumely constantly trained upon epic.
Synonyms abuse, insults, slurs, aspersions, derision, invective, slander, defamation, denigration, disparagement, opprobrium, obloquy, vituperation, vilification
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French contumelie, from Latin contumelia, perhaps from con- ‘with’ + tumere ‘to swell’. |