View synonyms for contumacious

contumacious

[ kon-too-mey-shuhs, -tyoo- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.
Synonyms: intractable, headstrong, refractory, factious, pigheaded, contrary

contumacious

/ ˌkɒntjʊˈmeɪʃəs /

contu·macious·ly adverb
contu·macious·ness con·tu·mac·i·ty [kon-t, oo, -, mas, -i-tee, -ty, oo, -], noun
noncon·tu·macious adjective
noncon·tu·macious·ly adverb
noncon·tu·macious·ness noun
uncon·tu·macious adjective
uncon·tu·macious·ly adverb
uncon·tu·macious·ness noun

First recorded in 1590–1600; contumacy + -ous

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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