contumacious

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient

Word Origin

contumacious (adj.)
c. 1600, from Latin contumaci-, stem of contumax "haughty, insolent, obstinate" (see contumely) + -ous.

Example

1. If the appellee disregards this statute , he shall be proceeded against as contumacious , as regards both the costs and the case , in so far as this is allowed by the law .

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