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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
contumacious
adj 1: wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient; "a
contumaceous witness is subject to punishment"
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