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contumelies

contumelies is the plural of contumely.

Meaning of contumely

Noun

contumely (countable and uncountable, plural contumelies)

  1. Offensive and abusive language or behaviour; scorn, insult.
    • For who would beare the Whips and Scornes of time, / The Oppressors wrong, the poore mans Contumely, [...]c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Questions about contumelies

What is contumelies the plural of?
Contumelies is the plural of contumely.

Words near contumelies in the dictionary

  1. contumacities
  2. contumacity
  3. contumacy
  4. contumatious
  5. contumatiously
  6. contumelies
  7. contumelious
  8. contumeliously
  9. contumeliousness
  10. contumely
  11. contund

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