Today’s Word “contumely”
contumely kon-TYOO-muh-lee; -TOO-; KON-tyoo-mee-lee; -too-; KON-tum-lee (noun) – 1 : Rudeness or rough treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt; scornful insolence. 2 : An instance of contemptuousness in act or speech.
“But surely it would be desperate unkindness to add contumely to our self-protection, unless, indeed, we believe that contumely is one of our best means of self-protection.” — Samuel Butler, ‘Erewhon’
Contumely comes ultimately from Latin contumelia, outrage, insult.
