Cōn'-tu-mē'li-oŭs, a.

a. [Lat. contumeliosus, It. & Sp. contumelioso.] Exhibiting contumely; overbearingly contemptuous; insolent; reproachful. “Scoffs, and scorns, and contumelious taunts.” Shak. “Curving a contumelious lip.” Tennyson.