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Contumacious
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Meaning
Adj
●
Contemptuous of
authority
;
willfully
disobedient
; rebellious.
●
In Law:
Willfully
disobedient
to the
summons
or
orders
of a court.
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Origin
contumacious
English
contumax
Latin
-ax
Latin
con-
Latin
cum
Latin
temno
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Disobedient
Insubordinate
Obstinate
Perverse
Rebellious
Stubborn
Rhymes
Gaseous
-Aceous
Spacious
Gracious
Edacious
Rapacious
Audacious
Camphrous
Fabaceous
Tenacious
Vexatious
Veracious
Sebaceous
Dicacious
Salacious
Vinaceous
Voracious
Cetaceous
Musaceous
Vivacious
Micaceous
Tufaceous
Sagacious
Capacious
Setaceous
Ungracious
Sequacious
Avenaceous
Fallacious
Mendacious
Cretaceous
Erinaceous
Cretaceous
Acinaceous
Curvaceous
Herbaceous
Tuffaceous
Liliaceous
Bardacious
Lauraceous
Pugnacious
Bulbaceous
Procacious
Hellacious
Alliaceous
Loquacious
Flirtatious
Farinaceous
Annonaceous
Saponaceous
Efficacious
Scribacious
Orchidaceous
Ostentatious
Contumacious
Acanthaceous
Argillaceous
Carbonaceous
Apocynaceous
Pertinacious
Plumulaceous
Camphoraceous
Inefficacious
Perspicacious
Frumentaceous
Polygonaceous
Juglandaceous
Polygalaceous
Atramentaceous
Cucurbitaceous
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