🔤 Contumacious (Adjective)

IPA: //ˌkɒntjuˈmeɪʃəs//

✨ Use contumacious when someone isn’t just disobedient—they’re proudly and persistently so.

🧠 Meaning

Stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority or control.

✍️ Example Sentences

🔹 The judge held the contumacious witness in contempt of court.

🔹 Her contumacious refusal to follow workplace policies led to her dismissal.

📜 Word Origin

From Latin contumacia meaning "insolence, stubbornness," related to contumax — "rebellious."

💡 Did You Know?

Often used in legal and formal contexts, contumacious paints a picture of someone defiantly resisting rules or commands.

🏷️ Related Words

#defiant #rebellious #insubordinate #obstinate #recalcitrant #unruly

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