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Contumelious vs Dishonorable - What's the difference?

contumelious | dishonorable | Related terms |

Contumelious is a related term of dishonorable.


As adjectives the difference between contumelious and dishonorable

is that contumelious is (archaic|literary) rudely contemptuous; showing contumely; insolent or disdainful while dishonorable is without honor, or causing dishonor.

contumelious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (archaic, literary) Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely; insolent or disdainful.
  • * 1879 ,
  • The pad would not stay on Modestine’s back for half a moment. I returned it to its maker, with whom I had so contumelious a passage that the street outside was crowded from wall to wall with gossips looking on and listening.

    Synonyms

    * (rudely contemptuous) disdainful, insolent

    dishonorable

    English

    Alternative forms

    * dishonourable

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Without honor, or causing dishonor
  • Lacking respect or ethical principles
  • Derived terms

    * dishonorable discharge English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs