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Meaning of "contumeliousness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTUMELIOUSNESS

ˌkɒntjʊˈmiːlɪəsnəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTUMELIOUSNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Contumeliousness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTUMELIOUSNESS

biasness · commodiousness · copiousness · courteousness · curiousness · deliriousness · dubiousness · gloriousness · heterogeneousness · hilariousness · imperviousness · joyousness · meritoriousness · mysteriousness · obliviousness · penuriousness · piousness · previousness · punctiliousness · unseriousness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTUMELIOUSNESS

controvertible · controvertibly · controvertist · contubernal · contubernyal · contumacies · contumacious · contumaciously · contumaciousness · contumacity · contumacy · contumelies · contumelious · contumeliously · contumely · contund · contuse · contusion · contusioned · contusive

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTUMELIOUSNESS

biliousness · business · carelessness · consciousness · deliciousness · deviousness · flawlessness · heedlessness · helplessness · homelessness · hopelessness · lawlessness · nervousness · preciousness · restlessness · ridiculousness · righteousness · seriousness · statelessness · unconsciousness · viciousness

Synonyms and antonyms of contumeliousness in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «contumeliousness» into 25 languages

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The translations of contumeliousness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «contumeliousness» in English.
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contumeliousness
1,325 millions of speakers
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contumeliousness
570 millions of speakers
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contumeliousness
510 millions of speakers
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contumeliousness
380 millions of speakers
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contumeliousness
280 millions of speakers
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contumeliousness
278 millions of speakers
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contumeliousness
270 millions of speakers
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contumeliousness
260 millions of speakers
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contumeliousness
220 millions of speakers
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Kekecewaan
190 millions of speakers
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Schmach
180 millions of speakers
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contumeliousness
130 millions of speakers
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contumeliousness
85 millions of speakers
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Contumeliousness
85 millions of speakers
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contumeliousness
80 millions of speakers
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contumeliousness
75 millions of speakers
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अवघडपणा
75 millions of speakers
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contumeliousness
70 millions of speakers
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contumeliousness
65 millions of speakers
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contumeliousness
50 millions of speakers
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contumeliousness
40 millions of speakers
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contumeliousness
30 millions of speakers
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contumeliousness
15 millions of speakers
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contumeliousness
14 millions of speakers
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contumeliousness
10 millions of speakers
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contumeliousness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of contumeliousness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTUMELIOUSNESS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about contumeliousness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTUMELIOUSNESS»

Discover the use of contumeliousness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contumeliousness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Collected Sermons of William H. Willimon
Asked to give the baccalaureate, I stood before the class in a long robe, and played the biblical scribe egged on by Jesus encouraging contumeliousness among the graduates. Dear Class of 2006. Shortly before he was tortured to death, ...
William H. Willimon, 2010
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The Metropolitan
Those commonly imputed to him are — egotism, arrogance, contumeliousness, and insincerity. The first is merely a vice of taste- — the harmless indulgence of vanity ; and with this, undoubtedly, we consider him to be chargeable : but surely it ...
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Confrontation: The Destruction of a College President
I am shocked at the contumeliousness of your reply to my carefully reasoned and calmly stated case. It pains me that though I spoke only of "just desserts" you chose to describe your ungracious attempt to right this wrong of 5Vi years standing ...
Ken Metzler, 2001
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The Calvinistic clergy defended, and the doctrines of Calvin ...
Again,_I have to complain of the irreverence and contumeliousness“of your expressions: 'no grace partially forced into a certain number of' . persons.' Sir, invincible grace is vouchsafed to some, and effects a work of salvation in some; not in ...
Edward T. Vaughan, 1818
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Dictionarium Scoto-Celticum: a Dictionary of the Gaelic ...
TUAILEASACHD, s. ind. Contumeliousness: contumeliosa: rei qualitas. C. S. ' TUAIRPEACHD, s. f: ind. Boisterousness: violentia. C. S. TUAIREIM, -E, -EAN, s. f Conjecture: conjectatio. C. S. TUAIRGNICH, -IDH, TH, v. a. Confound: perturba, ...
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Political & Theological Disquisitions on the Signs of the ...
“This excites jealousy in one, and contemptuous disgust in the other, and we consequently become the object of contumeliousness, and I might add, the rapacity of both. Whereas we might dispense with the ravages of one (if these contending ...
Thomas BRANAGAN, 1807
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Franciscan Virtue: Spiritual Growth and the Virtues in ...
... 80, 173 Contempt 59–60, 78–79, 94, 98,108, 110–111, 118, 123–124, 145, 150, 170, 173 Contrition 153–154, 159–160 Contumeliousness 78, 111, 173 Conversation 67,121, 280 Conversion 16, 101, 152–153, 156–157, 201 Correction 25, ...
Krijn Pansters, 2012
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ElderSpeak: A Thesaurus or Compendium of Words Related to ...
... mentation, behavior. contumelious (kon”too-meel'lee-əss) adj. insolent, reproachful. [< L contumeliosus bringing dishonor; insulting, abusive; reproachful , insolent]. adv. contumeliously. contumeliousness. n. contumely (kən-too'mə-lee) .
James L. Reynolds, MD, 2014
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A new universal etymological technological, and pronouncing ...
Contumeliousness, kon-tu-me'le-us-nes, *. Rudeness; reproach; haughtiness. Contumely, kon'tu-mel-e, s. Contemptuous treatment; rude or haughty reproach; insolence or bitterness of language. Contumulate, kon-tu'inu-lnte, v. a. ( contumula, ...
John Craig (F.G.S.), 1859
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NEIGHBORS' WIVES
Perhaps Mrs. Apjohn- understood something of the malign intent. Certain it is that her contumeliousness was very suddenly suppressed. " Mr. Parker, I leave it to you if I've said or done anything to merit sech treatment as this I " "Indeed," said ...
J. T. TROWBRIDGE, 1867

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTUMELIOUSNESS»

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Gen. Weasley Clark Leaves His Wife of 46 Years
“Rudeness, vulgarity, unmerited reproach, haughtiness, contempt, contumeliousness, studied neglect, intentional incivility, injury, manifest ... «PJ Media, Aug 13»
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EXCLUSIVE: General Wesley Clark is divorcing his wife citing HER …
... down by the Arkansas Supreme Court: 'Rudeness, vulgarity, unmerited reproach, haughtiness, contempt, contumeliousness, studied neglect, ... «Daily Mail, Aug 13»
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Booth babe ban: we must support EG Expo's initiative
It's broadside contumeliousness. If women want to work in industries in which they're distilled to the sum of their sexual parts, that's entirely up ... «VG247, Oct 12»
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