contumaciously

English

Etymology

contumacious +‎ -ly

Adverb

contumaciously (comparative more contumaciously, superlative most contumaciously)

In a contumacious manner.
- 1859, George Meredith, chapter 4, in The Ordeal of Richard Feverel. A History of Father and Son. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC:
  The Curate of Lobourne sent in a report that Master Richard's lessons were contumaciously disregarded …

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