Word: contumacious
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: con
tu
ma
cious
Definition: Contemptuous of authority; willfully disobedient; rebellious.
Morphemes:
Affix: contumacious
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Contemptuous of authority; willfully disobedient; rebellious.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word
Affix: temnō
Language: la
Decoded: temno
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I despise.
Affix: -āx
Language: la
Decoded: -ax
Meaning: inclined to