contumeliously

1. 1.

   without respect; in a disdainful manner

   “she spoke of him contemptuously”

   Synonymscontemptuouslydisdainfullyscornfully

Questions about contumeliously

What does contumeliously mean?

contumeliously means "without respect; in a disdainful manner".

How many syllables are in contumeliously?

contumeliously has 6 syllables: con-tu-me-li-ou-sly. The stress falls on "li".

What is another word for contumeliously?

Close synonyms include contemptuously, disdainfully, scornfully. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.