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contumacious

/kon-too-mey-shuhs, -tyoo-/US // ˌkɒn tʊˈmeɪ ʃəs, -tyʊ- //UK // (ˌkɒntjʊˈmeɪʃəs) //

顽固,顽固不化,顽固的,顽皮

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.

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Examples

  • Chaussard junior was contumacious, and therefore received sentence of death.

  • The mere fact of doing so caused him to be treated as a contumacious rebel.

  • Yet I think this should be sufficient, since we can sink you in an instant if you are foolish enough to prove contumacious.

  • But still the contumacious Mexia sold his corn and exacted his price!

  • A swamp oak stump is one of the most contumacious stumps in the world.