Contumely is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for CONTUMELY in dictionary:

NOUN:
• contemptuous or insulting treatment arising from arrogance
• insolent or insulting language or treatment
• scornful or insulting treatment
• Rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt; scornful insolence; despiteful treatment; disdain; contemptuousness in act or speech; disgrace.
• a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• harsh language or treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt; an instance of such language or treatment

Words related to CONTUMELY

contumelies15 contumelious16

How to use CONTUMELY in a sentence

• A judge must not lay on the most criminal person more blame or contumely than the case will bear, or than serveth the designs of justice.
• We know that many of us lay ourselves liable to contumely and ridicule.
• This contumely, to a great degree undeserved, naturally reacted upon the subjects of it.
• I saw them receive contumely and abuse, as a reward for these acts of dedication.
• He forgot that the friends of the offended parties might visit upon his proper carcase the contumely he offered to them.
• She would hide from reproach and contumely, and without further explanation go back to her place in the country at Bannister.
• To Martel, Hamon represented Sercq and all the contumely that had been heaped upon him there.
• Moreover, any such sudden wealth would draw upon them suspicion and contumely.
• His hatred is inspired more by defeated hope of gain and positive losses and threatened ventures, than by the personal insults and contumely he has received.
• With quivering Nostrils, he heaped Scorn and Contumely upon any Race that would call a Pie a Tart.
• He poured contumely on their private life, on their personal appearance, with the best conscience in the world.
• Now to fear was added contumely, and to vague apprehensions the immediate prospect of discovery and peril.
• Truly, it has ever been born unto sorrow, bearing all its life long a weight of abuse and contumely which would break the heart of a less sensitive animal in a single week.
• I was glad to see such justice done to a tree in the noblest parks in England, which with us has been treated with such disdain and contumely.
• They warred with political machines, with base politicians, with public contumely, with custom.
• But in the mean time, for my own part, I shall continue to act justly, whether those towards whom justice is exercised receive it with candor or with contumely.
• The clergy of the Church of England were especially the object of contumely.
• The sultan of Mandara, in whose cause they had suffered, treated them with the utmost contumely, which, perhaps, they might deserve, but certainly not from him.
• There is absolutely no image-making art in the practice of our people, except only this art of rags and contumely.
• A good man bears a contumely worse Than he would do an injury.
• In her petitions she threw aside all contumely, calling the poorest, sister.
• You may find yourself constrained to fill your offices with men who can face down the contumely of a whole people.
• Peter asked for more money and was refused with contumely.
• In the happy kingdom of France the fortunate man who escorted a pretty woman, no matter where, needed not to fear ridicule or contumely, and was sure to be envied.
• She drew its contumely as master of itself in all of its avarice, ability to facilitate its own pleasures.
• Master Thomas Tiller is a man of rude humor, and he as little likes contumely as another.
• He was then facing three or four years of insult and contumely greater than any that had been heaped upon his predecessors.
• At least, now I can satisfactorily assert that I am deceiving nobody, and can deservedly receive no contumely.
• In storm and sunshine, in heat and cold, in seasons of encouragement and in times of doubt, criticism and contumely, she never faltered, never stopped.

Similar words containing NTUME without suffix ly and without prefix co

intumesce13 intumesced15 intumesces14 contumelies15 intumescent15 intumescing16 contumelious16 intumescence18 intumescency21 intumescences19 contumeliously21 intumescencies20

SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. We do not cooperate with the owners of this trademark. All trademark rights are owned by their owners and are not relevant to the web site "scrabble-word.com". This site is intended for entertainment and training. We try to make a useful tool for all fans of SCRABBLE. "Scrabble Word" is the best method to improve your skills in the game.