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.
Pythagoras