Contumacious Definition & Meaning
contumacious
- adjective
- wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient; "a contumaceous witness is subject to punishment"
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- What does contumacious mean?
- wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient; "a contumaceous witness is subject to punishment"
- What part of speech is contumacious?
- Contumacious is an adjective.