Monday, June 05, 2006

Dictionary.com Word of the Day for Monday, June 5, 2006

contumely \kon-TYOO-muh-lee; -TOO-; KON-tyoo-mee-lee; -too-; KON-tum-lee\, noun:

  1. Rudeness or rough treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt; scornful insolence.
  2. An instance of contemptuousness in act or speech.

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