Cōn'tu-me-ly, n.

n. [Lat. contumelia, either from con and tumere, to swell, or from contemnere, to despise; O. Fr. contumelie, Pr., Sp., Pg., & It. contumelia.] Rudeness or reproach compounded of haughtiness and contempt; haughty insolence; despiteful treatment; contemptuousness.

The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely. Shak.

Nothing aggravates tyranny so much as contumely. Burke.