Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Contumely \Con"tu*me*ly\, n. [L. contumelia, prob. akin to
contemnere to despise: cf. OF. contumelie. Cf. {Contumacy}.]
Rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt; scornful
insolence; despiteful treatment; disdain; contemptuousness in
act or speech; disgrace.
[1913 Webster]
The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Nothing aggravates tyranny so much as contumely.
--Burke.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
contumely
n 1: a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a
student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse";
"they yelled insults at the visiting team" [syn: {abuse},
{insult}, {revilement}, {contumely}, {vilification}]
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High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย