What does contumeliously mean?
Definitions for contumeliously
con·tu·me·lious·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
contemptuously, disdainfully, scornfully, contumeliouslyadverb
without respect; in a disdainful manner
"she spoke of him contemptuously"
Wiktionary
contumeliouslyadverb
In a contumelious manner.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Contumeliouslyadverb
Reproachfully; contemptuously; rudely.
Etymology: from contumelious.
The people are not wont to take so great offence, when they are excluded from honours and offices, as when their persons are contumeliously trodden upon. Richard Hooker, b. i. sect. 10.
Fie, lords; that you, being supreme magistrates,
Thus contumeliously should break the peace. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.
ChatGPT
contumeliously
Contumeliously is an adverb that describes acting in a scornful or insulting manner. It is related to the behavior that is extremely contemptuous or rude, often in a disrespectful or insolent way.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of contumeliously in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of contumeliously in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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