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

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne