CONTUMELY

contumely. Contumely, n. reproach, bad language abuse

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Con″tu‐me‐ly (?), n. [[L. contumelia, prob. akin to contemnere to despise: cf. OF. contumelie. Cf. Contumacy.]] Rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt; scornful insolence; despiteful treatment; disdain; contemptuousness in act or speech; disgrace. The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely. Shak. Nothing aggravates tyranny so much as contumely. Burke.