 contumacious |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient | |
| Examples: | "a contumaceous witness is subject to punishment" |
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| Related terms: | insubordinate | |
| Similar spelling: |
contumaciously contumelious contumeliously contumacy contemptuous contentious contemptuously |
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