| Front | contumely \kahn-TOO-muh-lee\ |
|---|---|
| Back | noun Contemptuous or insulting treatment arising from arrogance. [Via French from Latin contumelia (insult), probably from con- (with) + tumere (to swell).] "Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot was greeted mostly with boos, bafflement, and contumely when it was first seen in 1955." - Robert Gore-Langton; Wating for Godot vs Legally Blonde; The Daily Telegraph (London, UK); Jan 21, 2010. "For who would bear the whips and scorns of time, Th' oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely?" - William Shakespeare; Hamlet; c. 1600. |
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