English to Afrikaans Meaning of contumacious - weerbarstig


Contumacious :
weerbarstig

ongehoorsame, vuurvaste, onstuimige, oproerige, onregeerbaar, weerbarstig, hardnekkige, hard koppig, breë bors, uitgesproke, toeters

weerbarstigcontumaciously
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Definitions of contumacious in English
Adjective(1) wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
Examples of contumacious in English
(1) I have found him to be in wilful and contumacious breach of the injunction on him, which I am quite certain he knew perfectly well he had to obey in every respect.(2) Parliament was intending to impose a penalty on a contumacious employer who decides he is not going to give the employee the required statement.(3) The current law in Ontario is that, in order to be ordered to pay costs personally, a solicitor, acting in bad faith, must be guilty of outrageous conduct that is contumacious and so egregious as to engage the contempt powers of the court.(4) These contumacious students were, as students frequently are, inebriated by ideas to the point of silliness.(5) The document addresses the public scandal of politicians who persistently and contumaciously oppose the church's teaching without any appropriate response from their pastors.(6) They might start saying ÔÇÿon the other handÔÇÖ and contumaciously adding counter-arguments to the lesson plans that they provide.(7) He was practical and level-headed, and the things he saw in this new world contumaciously defied everything he had been taught to believe in.
Related Phrases of contumacious
(1) contumacious ::
weerbarstig
Synonyms
M
1. disobedient ::
ongehoorsame
2. refractory ::
vuurvaste
3. turbulent ::
onstuimige
4. unruly ::
oproerige
5. intractable ::
onregeerbaar
6. contumacious ::
weerbarstig
7. stubborn ::
hardnekkige
8. obstinate ::
hard koppig
9. chesty ::
breë bors
10. opinionated ::
uitgesproke
11. gnarly ::
toeters
12. stiff-necked ::
hardnekkige
13. wrong-headed ::
-Verkeerd gelei
14. dour ::
dour
15. wayward ::
dwars
16. uppity ::
aanmatigend
18. audacious ::
gewaagde
19. overweening ::
verwaand
20. undisciplined ::
ongedissiplineerde
21. impudent ::
onbeskaamde
22. jackanapes ::
jackanapes
Antonyms
1. amenable ::
vatbaar
2. compliant ::
voldoen
3. docile ::
mak
4. obedient ::
gehoorsaam
5. submissive ::
onderdanig
6. tractable ::
soepel
Different Forms
contumacious, contumaciously
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