Associations to the word «Contumelious»
Wiktionary
CONTUMELIOUS, adjective. (archaic) (literary) Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely; insolent or disdainful.
Dictionary definition
CONTUMELIOUS, adjective. Arrogantly insolent.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.