'Contumaciously' definitions:
Definition of 'contumaciously'
From: WordNet
adverb
In a rebellious manner; "he rejected her words rebelliously" [syn: rebelliously, contumaciously, defiantly]
Definition of 'Contumaciously'
From: GCIDE
- Contumacious \Con`tu*ma"cious\ (k[o^]n`t[-u]*m[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L. contumax, -acis. See Contumacy.]
- 1. Exhibiting contumacy; contemning authority; obstinate; perverse; stubborn; disobedient. [1913 Webster]
- There is another very, efficacious method for subduing the most obstinate, contumacious sinner. --Hammond. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Law) Willfully disobedient to the summons or orders of a court. --Blackstone.
- Syn: Stubborn; obstinate; obdurate; disobedient; perverse; unyielding; headstrong. -- {Con`tu*ma"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Con`tu*ma"cious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]