Contumelious
Pronunciation : Con`tu*me"li*ous (or ; 106)
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. contumeliosus.]
Definition : 1. Exhibiting contumely; rudely contemptuous; insolent; disdainful. Scoffs, and scorns, and contumelious taunts. Shak. Curving a contumelious lip. Tennyson.
2. Shameful; disgraceful. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. -- Con`tu*me"li*ous*ly, adv. -- Con`tu*me"li*ous*ness, n.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913