adjective
- showing contempt or scorn; insulting and disrespectful
Usage: formal
Examples
- The senator’s contumelious remarks about his opponent drew sharp criticism.
- She responded to the criticism with a contumelious laugh.
- His contumelious attitude toward authority got him into trouble.
- The review was filled with contumelious language about the author’s work.
- The judge warned the lawyer against making contumelious statements in court.
- Her contumelious behavior toward the staff was completely unacceptable.