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Contumely

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) Rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt; scornful insolence; despiteful treatment; disdain; contemptuousness in act or speech; disgrace.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Contumely'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/contumely.html. 1828.