"contumatious" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more contumatious [comparative], most contumatious [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} contumatious (comparative more contumatious, superlative most contumatious)
  1. Obsolete form of contumacious. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: contumacious
    Sense id: en-contumatious-en-adj-KoqeX3db Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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