Word of the Day
Contumacious
[kän-tü-ˈmā-shəs]
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: from 16th century Latin contumax
1. Rebellious, stubbornly disobedient
Examples of Contumacious in a sentence
The headmaster warned Johnny that his contumacious behavior would not be allowed.
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