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contumeliously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-tu-me-lious-ly
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a contumelious, insolent manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From contumelious + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more contumeliously (comparative) most contumeliously (superlative)

Synonyms

contemptuously disdainfully scornfully

Questions

What does contumeliously mean?
In a contumelious, insolent manner.
Where does contumeliously come from?
From contumelious + -ly.

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