contumelious

adjective

con·​tu·​me·​li·​ous ˌkän-tü-ˈmē-lē-əs 

-tyü-ˈmē-,

-chə-ˈmē-

: insolently abusive and humiliating

contumeliously adverb

Synonyms

• abusive
• invective
• opprobrious
• scurrile
• scurril
• scurrilous
• truculent
• vitriolic
• vituperative
• vituperatory

Examples of contumelious in a Sentence

a well-reasoned thesis that merited more than just a scornful, contumelious response

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above