contumaz

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: con‧tu‧maz

Adjective

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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

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contumaz m or f by sense (plural contumazes)

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

Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /kontuˈmaθ/ [kõn̪.t̪uˈmaθ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /kontuˈmas/ [kõn̪.t̪uˈmas]
  • Rhymes: -aθ
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: con‧tu‧maz

Adjective

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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

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