contumacy - stubborn, persistent disobedience to authority. (Note that the word is not widely used or widely understood in English and may appear pompous to many).
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Rita Gianesini has written: 'Da revelia no processo civil brasileiro' -- subject(s): Contumacy, Judgments by default
D. T. Arabuli has written: 'Zaochnoe proizvodstvo po ugolovnym delam' -- subject(s): Contumacy, Criminal procedure
Contumely is a noun, as odd as that seems. It has the look and sound of an adverb, but it is not. It means rude language or treatment arising from haughtiness or contempt. Contumeliate would be a verb form of the word. The adjective would be contumelious. Related words are contumacious and contumacy.
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 3 words with the pattern ---T-M-C-. That is, nine letter words with 4th letter T and 6th letter M and 8th letter C. In alphabetical order, they are: contumacy rhythmics systemics
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 3 words with the pattern -----MACY. That is, nine letter words with 6th letter M and 7th letter A and 8th letter C and 9th letter Y. In alphabetical order, they are: contumacy diplomacy supremacy
Gerald J. Blidstein has written: 'Samkhut u-meri be-halakhat ha-Rambam' -- subject(s): Authority, Contumacy (Jewish law), Courts, Jewish, Jewish Courts, Judaism, Obedience, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Authority, Religious aspects of Obedience 'In the rabbis' garden' -- subject(s): Adam (Biblical figure) in rabbinical literature, Bible, Criticism, interpretation, Eve (Biblical figure) in rabbinical literature, Midrash rabbah
George III is often accused of obstinately trying to keep Great Britain at war with the revolutionaries in America, despite the opinions of his own ministers. In the words of the Victorian author George Trevelyan, the King was determined "never to acknowledge the independence of the Americans, and to punish their contumacy by the indefinite prolongation of a war which promised to be eternal." The King wanted to "keep the rebels harassed, anxious, and poor, until the day when, by a natural and inevitable process, discontent and disappointment were converted into penitence and remorse"
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 26 words with the pattern ------ACY. That is, nine letter words with 7th letter A and 8th letter C and 9th letter Y. In alphabetical order, they are: adhocracy aliteracy autocracy biopiracy candidacy contumacy democracy diplomacy dulocracy gynocracy immediacy intestacy intricacy inviolacy itineracy mobocracy monocracy nomocracy obstinacy pervicacy procuracy reprobacy supremacy surrogacy theocracy timocracy
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 26 words with the pattern --NT----Y. That is, nine letter words with 3rd letter N and 4th letter T and 9th letter Y. In alphabetical order, they are: cantingly centenary centrally contently contrasty contumacy contumely dentality dentately dentistry fantastry genteelly gentility hintingly mentality pantagamy pantingly pentalogy pentamery pentapody pentarchy rantingly runtishly sentiency ventosity ventrally
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 32 words with the pattern -O-TU----. That is, nine letter words with 2nd letter O and 4th letter T and 5th letter U. In alphabetical order, they are: contumacy contumely contunded contusing contusion contusive costumers costumery costumier costuming couturier fortunate fortuning fortunise fortunize nocturias nocturnal nocturnes portulaca portulans postulant postulata postulate posturers posturing posturise posturist posturize torturers torturing torturous voiturier