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contumeliously

contumeliously adverb: in a contumelious, insolent manner.

Adverb

contumeliously (comparative more contumeliously, superlative most contumeliously)

  1. In a contumelious, insolent manner.
    • Lastly, Because I would take away all occasions which men might have to incur the danger of the penalty allowed by the Parliament by hindring them so to doe, at least untill I could so provide for my selfe, as that I need not to be extreamly rigorous against any, but such as shall contumeliously...1648, William Petty, A Declaration Concerning the newly invented Art of Double Writing., page 4

Forms of contumeliously

comparativemore contumeliously
superlativemost contumeliously

Origin of contumeliously

From contumelious + -ly.

Questions about contumeliously

What does contumeliously mean?
Contumeliously means in a contumelious, insolent manner.
What part of speech is contumeliously?
Contumeliously is an adverb.

Words near contumeliously in the dictionary

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

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