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Definition of Contumely
1. Noun. A rude expression intended to offend or hurt. "They yelled insults at the visiting team"
Generic synonyms: Discourtesy, Disrespect
Specialized synonyms: Low Blow, Billingsgate, Scurrility, Cut, Stinger, Invective, Vitriol, Vituperation
Derivative terms: Abuse, Contumelious, Insult, Revile, Vilify
Definition of Contumely
1. n. Rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt; scornful insolence; despiteful treatment; disdain; contemptuousness in act or speech; disgrace.
Definition of Contumely
1. Noun. Offensive and abusive language or behaviour; scorn, insult. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Contumely
1. [n -LIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Contumely
Literary usage of Contumely
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Seneca's Morals: By Way of Abstract. To which is Added, a Discourse, Under by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roger L'Estrange (1803)
"ADVICE IN THE CASES OF contumely AND REVENGE. OF provocations to anger there are
... A contumely is an indignity below the consideration of the very law, ..."
2. Aquinas Ethicus: Or, The Moral Teaching of St. Thomas. A Translation of the by Thomas, Joseph Rickaby (1896)
"It is the greater contumely, if one tells another his defect before many; and
yet, if he tells it him in private it may be contumely, inasmuch as the ..."
3. Aquinas Ethicus: Or, The Moral Teaching of St. Thomas. A Translation of the by Thomas, Joseph Rickaby (1896)
"It is the greater contumely, if one tells another his defect before many; and
yet, if he tells it him in private it may be contumely, inasmuch as the ..."
4. Indian Wars of New England by Herbert Milton Sylvester (1910)
"To call an enemy a woman was a species of contumely unequalled by any other
epithet in their limited vocabulary. In conflict they were ferocious, subtle, ..."
5. Matthew Paris's English History: From the Year 1235 to 1273 by Matthew Paris, John Allen Giles, William Rishanger (1889)
"... for their fulfilment of justice, they endured them all patiently, and even
joyfully, inasmuch as they were worthy to endure contumely for Christ's sake. ..."
6. The Art of Speaking: Containing, an Essay, in which are Given Rules for by James Burgh (1804)
"... bear the whips and scorns of time, Th' oppressor'* wrong tihe proud man's
contumely, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause. ..."
7. The Moral Instructor, and Guide to Virtue: Being a Compendium of Moral by Jesse Torrey (1830)
"A contumely is an indignity below the consideration of the very law; and not
worthy either of a revenge, or so much as a complaint. ..."
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