Associations to the word «Contumely»

Wiktionary

CONTUMELY, noun. Offensive and abusive language or behaviour; scorn, insult.

Dictionary definition

CONTUMELY, noun. A rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team".

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin