contumacious

contumacious
adjective /ˌkɒn.tjʊˈmeɪ.ʃəs,ˌkɑːn.tʊˈmeɪ.ʃəs,ˌkɑːn.tjəˈmeɪ.ʃəs/

The queen hears of it; takes occaſion to paſſe wher he is, on purpoſe, that, under prætense of reconſiling to him, or ſeeking to draw a kind retraation from him of the cenſure on the marriage; to which end ſhe ſends a courtier before, to ſound whether he might be perſuaded to mitigate his ſentence; which not finding, ſhe herſelf craftily aſſays; and, on his conſtancie, ſounds an accuſation to Herod of a contumacious affront, on ſuch a day, before many peers; præpares the king to ſome paſſion, and at laſt, by her daughter’s dancing, effes it.

b) Willfully disobedient to the summons or orders of a court.

In all places too are Dissident Priests; whom the Legislative will have to deal with: contumacious individuals, working on that angriest of passions; plotting, enlisting.


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  • contumacious — I adjective anarchistic, cantankerous, contemptuous, contumax, defiant, defying lawful authority, disobedient, entete, factious, fractious, headstrong, indocile, indomitable, insolent, insolently disobedient, insubordinate, intractable, mutinous …   Law dictionary

  • Contumacious — Con tu*ma cious, a. [L. contumax, acis. See {Contumacy}.] 1. Exhibiting contumacy; contemning authority; obstinate; perverse; stubborn; disobedient. [1913 Webster] There is another very, efficacious method for subding the most obstinate,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • contumacious — (adj.) c.1600, from L. contumaci , stem of contumax haughty, insolent, obstinate (see CONTUMELY (Cf. contumely)) + OUS (Cf. ous) …   Etymology dictionary

  • contumacious — rebellious, *insubordinate, mutinous, seditious, factious Analogous words: *contrary, perverse, froward: refractory, recalcitrant, intractable, ungovernable, *unruly, headstrong Antonyms: obedient Contrasted words: *compliant, acquiescent,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • contumacious — [adj] headstrong, obstinate alienated, contrary, disaffected, estranged, factious, froward, haughty, inflexible, insubordinate, insurgent, intractable, intransigent, irreconcilable, mutinous, obdurate, perverse, pig headed, rebellious,… …   New thesaurus

  • contumacious — [kän΄tyo͞o mā′shəs, kän΄təmā′shəs] adj. [< CONTUMACY + OUS] obstinately resisting authority; insubordinate; disobedient contumaciously adv …   English World dictionary

  • contumacious — adjective Date: 1583 stubbornly disobedient ; rebellious • contumaciously adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • contumacious — contumaciously, adv. contumaciousness, contumacity /kon too mas i tee, tyoo /, n. /kon too may sheuhs, tyoo /, adj. stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient. [1590 1600; CONTUMACY + OUS] Syn. contrary, pigheaded,… …   Universalium

  • contumacious — Synonyms and related words: alienated, beyond control, breachy, contrary, defiant, disaffected, estranged, factious, fractious, froward, impatient of control, incorrigible, indocile, indomitable, insuppressible, insurgent, intractable,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • contumacious — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. insubordinate, disobedient, unyielding, intractable; see obstinate , rebellious 2 , 3 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Marked by defiance: defiant, recalcitrant. See RESIST …   English dictionary for students

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