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contumacious.

Contemptuous of authority; willfully disobedient; rebellious.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌkɒn.tjʊˈmeɪ.ʃəs/Received-Pronunciation/ˌkɑːn.tʊˈmeɪ.ʃəs/US/ˌkɑːn.tjəˈmeɪ.ʃəs/US
  1. Contemptuous of authority; willfully disobedient; rebellious.

  2. Willfully disobedient to the summons or orders of a court.

Where this word comes from

From Latin contumāx (“stubborn, obstinate”) + -ious. By surface analysis, contum(ax) + -acious.

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