Cōn’tu-mā’cioŭs, a.

(kōn’tu-mā’shus), a. [Lat. contumax, gen. contumacis. See CONTUMACY.] 1. Exhibiting contumacy; contemning authority; obstinate; perverse; stubborn; unyielding. There is another mode of subduing the most obstinate, contumacious sinner. Hammond. 2. (Law.) Willfully disobedient to the summons or orders of a court. Blackstone. Syn.—Stubborn; obstinate; perverse; unyielding; inflexible; proud; haughty; headstrong.