contumelious

Meaning

Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely; exhibiting an insolent or disdainful attitude.

Synonyms

insulting

audacious

barefaced

blatant

derisive

impudent

injurious

litigant

offensive

opprobrious

polemical

presumptuous

arrogant

unscrupulous

Translations

insolent

méprisant

contempteur

irrespectueux

dédaigneux

επίμαχος

unverschämt

litigant

streitsüchtig

contentieux

χλευαστικός

contumeliós

litigieux

litigiós

contenciós

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkɒn.tjʊˈmiː.li.əs/

Etymology

From Old French contumelieus, from Latin contumēliōsus (“insulting; abusive”), from contumēlia (“affront, abuse, insult”).