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Contumelious Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Contumelious has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

arrogantly insolent

2

Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely; exhibiting an insolent or disdainful attitude.

See Also
contemptuous contumeliousness contumeliously insolent disdainful rudely contumely
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Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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