CONTUMACIOUS

contumacious. Contumacious, a. obstinate, stubborn, perverse

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Con′tu‐ma″cious (kŏn′tū̍‐mā″shŭs), a. [[L. contumax, -acis. See Contumacy.]] 1. 1. Exhibiting contumacy; contemning authority; obstinate; perverse; stubborn; disobedient.
There is another very, efficacious method for subduing the most obstinate, contumacious sinner. Hammond. 2. 2. (Law) Willfully disobedient to the summons or orders of a court. Blackstone.
Syn. — Stubborn; obstinate; obdurate; disobedient; perverse; unyielding; headstrong. — Con′tu‐ma″cious‐ly, adv. — Con′tu‐ma″cious‐ness, n.