English → Latin
“contumelious” in Latin
The English word contumelious itself goes back to Latin contumēlia, through contumēliōsus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
contumelious
contumeliosus (of persons and things; in aliqua re: adversus aliquem): probrosus (attacking one’s moral character). Contumelious language, contumeliosa dicta (Sall.) or verba (Quint.); verborum contumeliae [OBS., ignominiosa dicta, in connection with immunda dicta, Hor., A.P., 247, not = “contumelious language”]. To assail anybody with contumelious language, contumeliam jacere in aliquem; verborum contumeliis lacerare aliquem; contumelia aliquem insequi: to overwhelm anybody with contumelious language, contumeliis operire atque opprimere aliquem; vexare aliquem omnibus contumeliis: to look upon anything as contumelious to me, in meam contumeliam aliquid verto.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for contumelious?
- The usual Latin words for “contumelious” are contumēliōsus, probrōsus, verbum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.