contumacious

Meanings

• Adjective

  Refusing to obey orders or laws; defiant.

  - "The contumacious student was suspended from school for refusing to follow the rules."
  - "The contumacious employee was fired for insubordination."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˌkɑːn.tjəˈmeɪ.ʃəs/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

disobedient , insubordinate , obstinate , perverse , rebellious , stubborn

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with contumacious
recalcitrant , defiant , contemptuous

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Variants

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contumacious , contumaciously

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Forms

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The comparative form of contumacious is more contumacious, and the superlative form is most contumacious.

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Etymology

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From the Latin contumax, meaning 'disobedient' or 'recalcitrant'.

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Trivia

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1. Contumacious is a 12-letter word.

2. The word contumacious is derived from the Latin word contumax, which means 'disobedient' or 'recalcitrant'.

3. Contumacious was first used in English in the 15th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. Defiance: The act of openly refusing to obey authority or comply with rules.

2. Insubordination: The act of disobeying or refusing to follow orders given by a person in authority.

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Culture

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Contumacious has been used in literature and poetry to describe characters who are stubbornly defiant, such as Shakespeare's Caliban in 'The Tempest'. It has also been used in legal contexts to describe a person who refuses to obey a court order.

How to Memorize "contumacious"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person crossing their arms and refusing to move or obey. This person is being contumacious.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of defiance or rebellion.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym C-O-N-T-U-M-A-C-I-O-U-S to remember the meaning: 'Constantly Obtuse, Never Takes Understanding, Makes All Commandments Irrelevant, Openly Undermines, Stubbornly Insists, Opposes Under Orders, Underestimates Superiors'.

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