Synonyms of contumelious

contumelious

adjective

ˌkän-tü-ˈmē-lē-əs 

as in abusive

marked by harsh insulting language

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abusive
• insulting
• outrageous
• obscene
• opprobrious
• malicious
• vituperative
• scurrilous
• vitriolic
• invective
• offensive
• truculent
• outraging
• nasty
• vituperatory
• vulgar
• filthy
• hateful
• dirty
• offending
• contemptuous
• scornful
• libellous
• scurrile
• indecent
• scurril
• crude
• libelous
• disdainful
• slanderous
• gross
• defamatory
• coarse
• foul
• affronting
• spiteful
• scandalous
• foulmouthed
• malevolent
• potty-mouthed
• immoderate
• unbridled
• intemperate
• traducing
• vilifying
• maligning
• unrestrained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• moderate
• civil
• deferential
• respectful
• temperate
• polite
• courteous
• gracious
• judicious
• discreet
• tempered
• laudatory
• mannerly
• praiseful
• encomiastic
• laudative