CONTUMELIOUS, a. [L. See Contumely.]
1. Haughtily reproachful; contemptuous; insolent; rude and sarcastic; as contumelious language.2. Haughty and contemptuous; disposed to utter reproach, or to insult; insolent; proudly rude; as a contumelious person.3. Reproachful; shameful; ignominious.