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CONTUMACIOUS
contumacious
(adjective) wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient; “a contumaceous witness is subject to punishment”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
contumacious (comparative more contumacious, superlative most contumacious)
Contemptuous of authority; willfully disobedient; rebellious.
(legal) Willfully disobedient to the summons or orders of a court.
Synonyms
• (contemptuous of authority): disobedient, insubordinate, obstinate, perverse, rebellious, stubborn
Source: Wiktionary
Con`tu*ma"cious, a. Etym: [L. contumax, -acis. See Contumacy.]
1. Exhibiting contumacy; contemning authority; obstinate; perverse; stubborn; disobedient. There is another very, efficacious method for subding the most obstinate, contumacious sinner. Hammond.
2. (Law)
Definition: Willfully disobedient to the summous or prders of a court. Blackstone.
Syn.
– Stubborn; obstinate; obdurate; disobedient; perverse; unyielding; headstrong.
– Con`tu*ma"cious*ly, adv.
– Con`tu*ma"cious*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
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