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1. a. Exhibiting contumely; rudely contemptuous; insolent; disdainful. Source: opted
2. a. Shameful; disgraceful. Source: opted
3. adj. arrogantly insolent Source: wordnet
4. 1. Exhibiting contumely; rudely contemptuous; insolent; disdainful. Scoffs, and scorns, and contumelious taunts. Shak. Curving a contumelious lip. Tennyson. 2. Shameful; disgraceful. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. -- Con`tu*me"li*ous*ly, adv. -- Con`tu*me"li*ous*ness, n. Source: webster
5. s. arrogantly insolent Source: ecdict

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insolent contumely arrogantly con contemptuous disdainful disgraceful exhibiting rudely shameful curving lip ness Obs scoffs scorns taunts tennyson

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