— contumaciously , adv. — contumaciousness, contumacity /kon'too mas"i tee, -tyoo-/ , n.
/kon'too may"sheuhs, -tyoo-/ , adj.
stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.
[ 1590-1600; CONTUMACY + -OUS ]
Syn . contrary, pigheaded, factious, refractory, headstrong, intractable.