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Definition of: contumacy
(kon′t
·mə·sē, -ty-) noun plural ·cies
Contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority; insolent and stubborn perverseness; incorrigible obstinacy. Also con·tu·mac·i·ty (kon′t·mas′ə·tē, -ty-). [<L contumacia <contumax stubborn]
—con·tu·ma·cious (kon′t·mā′shəs, -ty-) adjective
—con′tu·ma′cious·ly adverb
—con′tu·ma′cious·ness noun
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