|käntə|mēlēəs, -n.tyə|-, -n.tyü|-, -nchə|- adjective
Etymology: Middle French contumelieus, from Latin contumeliosus, from contumelia + -osus -ous
: exhibiting contumely : insolently abusive and humiliating : despiteful , disdainful
contumelious taunts
a contumelious critic
• con·tu·me·li·ous·ly adverb