Wordiyo

contumacious

🇬🇧 UK/.kɒntju:'meiʃәs/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Stubbornly disobedient or rebellious toward authority; willfully defiant.

顽固不服从的，抗拒权威的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
contogether, with
+
tumacroot
+
iousfull of, having the quality of
=contumacious

Common Collocations

  • 1.contumacious behavior固执己见的行为
  • 2.contumacious refusal顽固的拒绝

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The contumacious employee refused to follow company policies and ignored management directives.

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