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contumely
(encz) | contumely,urážka adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Contumely
(gcide) | Contumely \Con"tu*me*ly\, n. [L. contumelia, prob. akin to
contemnere to despise: cf. OF. contumelie. Cf. Contumacy.]
Rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt; scornful
insolence; despiteful treatment; disdain; contemptuousness in
act or speech; disgrace.
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The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely.
--Shak.
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Nothing aggravates tyranny so much as contumely.
--Burke.
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contumely
(wn) | contumely
n 1: 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" [syn: abuse,
insult, revilement, contumely, vilification] |
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Contumely
(gcide) | Contumely \Con"tu*me*ly\, n. [L. contumelia, prob. akin to
contemnere to despise: cf. OF. contumelie. Cf. Contumacy.]
Rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt; scornful
insolence; despiteful treatment; disdain; contemptuousness in
act or speech; disgrace.
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The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely.
--Shak.
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Nothing aggravates tyranny so much as contumely.
--Burke.
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