contumaz

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin contumāx (“stubborn, obstinate”). Cognate with Spanish contumaz, Italian contumace, English contumacious.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.tuˈma(j)s/ [kõ.tuˈma(ɪ̯)s]

  • Hyphenation: con‧tu‧maz

Adjective

contumaz m or f (plural contumazes)

  1. obstinate, stubborn, insistent
  2. (law) in contempt of court, contumacious
  3. developing the habit of usually doing something

Noun

contumaz m or f by sense (plural contumazes)

  1. obstinate, stubborn
  2. (law) contempt of court

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contumācem (“stubborn, obstinate”). Cognate with Portuguese contumaz, Italian contumace, English contumacious.

Pronunciation

Adjective

contumaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural contumaces)

  1. obstinate, stubborn
    • 2015 October 30, ““No he sido absolutamente inocente nunca, ni siquiera de niña””, in El País‎[1]:
      Melómana en constante reciclaje y colaboradora contumaz, desde Sonic Youth a Vetusta Morla o Nacho Vegas, a Christina la han comparado con Yoko Ono por alguno de los espasmódicos grititos que salpican Lo Nuestro, pero ella seguramente se sienta más próxima a Cristina Lliso, la que fuera vocalista de Esclarecidos.
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  2. (medicine) diseased
  3. (law) in contempt of court

Derived terms

Further reading

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