CONTUMACIOUS

contumacious

(adjective) wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient; “a contumaceous witness is subject to punishment”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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