English
Etymology
From OF. contumelie, from L. contumelia, perhaps from com- + tumere �to swell�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/'k�ntju:m(�)li/
Noun
en-noun|-
- rude|Rude language or behaviour; scorn, insult.
#* RQ:Shakespeare Hamlet
#*: For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,/ The oppressor�s wrong, the proud man�s contumely, �
#* 1976: Robert Nye, Falstaff
#*: I could think of no words adequate to the occasion. So I belched. Not out of contumely, you understand. It was a sympathetic belch, a belch of brotherhood.
Translations
trans-top|rude language or behaviour
Dutch: t-|nl|spot|m, t-|nl|hoon|m, t|nl|belediging|f, t+|nl|grof|alt=grove t+|nl|taal|f
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io:contumely
fi:contumely
te:contumely
vi:contumely
zh:contumely
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