contumacious
Speech parts
1. contumacious - Adjective
2. contumacious - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
Exhibiting contumacy; contemning authority; obstinate; perverse; stubborn; disobedient.
Willfully disobedient to the summous or prders of a court.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
stubborn
perverse
disobedient
obstinate
rebellious
headstrong
obdurate
unyielding
insubordinate
difficult
naughty
wild
contrary
rebel
refractory
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Examples
a contumaceous witness is subject to punishment