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contumacious
adjective con·tu·ma·cious \ˌkän-tü-ˈmā-shəs, -tyü-ˈ, -chə-ˈ\
Definition of CONTUMACIOUS
: stubbornly disobedient : rebellious
— con·tu·ma·cious·ly adverb
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First Known Use of CONTUMACIOUS
1583
Related to CONTUMACIOUS
- Synonyms
- balky, contrary, disobedient, defiant, froward, incompliant, insubordinate, intractable, obstreperous, rebel, rebellious, recalcitrant, recusant, refractory, restive, ungovernable, unruly, untoward, wayward, willful (or wilful)
- Antonyms
- amenable, biddable, compliant, conformable, docile, obedient, ruly, submissive, tractable
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