Contumacious \Con`tu*ma"cious\ (k[o^]n`t[-u]*m[=a]"sh[u^]s), a.
   [L. contumax, -acis. See {Contumacy}.]
   1. Exhibiting contumacy; contemning authority; obstinate;
      perverse; stubborn; disobedient.
      
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            There is another very, efficacious method for
            subduing the most obstinate, contumacious sinner.
                                                  --Hammond.
      
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   2. (Law) Willfully disobedient to the summons or orders of a
      court. --Blackstone.

   Syn: Stubborn; obstinate; obdurate; disobedient; perverse;
        unyielding; headstrong. -- {Contu*macious*ly}, adv. --
        {Contu*macious*ness}, n.
        
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