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Contumely Moderate

Contumely has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

"when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"

"they yelled insults at the visiting team"

2

Offensive and abusive language or behaviour; scorn, insult.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
disrespect
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
low blow scurrility stinger vituperation
Rhyming Words
ely sely eely rely apely weely beely feely keely neely seely eyely rudely rifely sagely fakely dreely tidely sanely widely
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