contumelioso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin contumēliōsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kon.tu.meˈljo.zo/, (traditional) /kon.tu.meˈljo.so/
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: con‧tu‧me‧lió‧so

Adjective

contumelioso (feminine contumeliosa, masculine plural contumeliosi, feminine plural contumeliose)

  1. (literary) insulting, offensive, abusive, injurious

Further reading

  • contumelioso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • contumelioso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • contumelióso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • contumelióso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

contumēliōsō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of contumēliōsus
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