contumacious
adjective | /contumacious/
stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority
contumacious
adjective | /contumacious/
Advanced WordsHARDstubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority
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Examples
"The contumacious student refused to follow school rules."
"His contumacious refusal led to legal consequences."
Mnemonic Trick
Contumacious = Continue + Malicious → stubbornly defiant.
Etymology
From Latin contumacia = haughtiness, stubbornness
legal term for disobedience to authority
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