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Word For The Day - contumely
www.dictionary.com ^ | 04/13/2018 | Red Badger

Posted on 04/13/2018 6:51:12 AM PDT by Red Badger

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

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con·tu·me·ly ˈkäntyo͝oməlē,ˈkäntyo͝omlē/ noun noun: contumely; plural noun: contumelies

insolent or insulting language or treatment. "the church should not be exposed to gossip and contumely"

Origin late Middle English: from Old French contumelie, from Latin contumelia, perhaps from con- ‘with’ + tumere ‘to swell.’


TOPICS: Books/Literature; Education; History; Word For The Day
KEYWORDS: contumely
Rules:Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.

The sentence must, in someway, relate to the news of the day.

1 posted on 04/13/2018 6:51:12 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: xsmommy; secret garden; VRWCmember; SoothingDave; Texan5; NicknamedBob; TruthShallSetYouFree; ...

Class is in session!................No talking or spying!...............


2 posted on 04/13/2018 6:52:02 AM PDT by Red Badger (Remember all the great work Obama did for the black community?.............. Me neither.)
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To: Red Badger
I will not buy Comey’s contumely book
3 posted on 04/13/2018 7:12:40 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: Red Badger

Any attempted conversation with a liberal quickly descends into one-sided contumely against our Duly Elected president.


4 posted on 04/13/2018 8:06:55 AM PDT by left that other site (For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
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To: left that other site

Faster than the speed of light...................A+++!..............


5 posted on 04/13/2018 8:13:01 AM PDT by Red Badger (Remember all the great work Obama did for the black community?.............. Me neither.)
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To: mountainlion

Hope it’s in The Dollar Tree soon...................A+++!....................


6 posted on 04/13/2018 8:13:33 AM PDT by Red Badger (Remember all the great work Obama did for the black community?.............. Me neither.)
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To: Red Badger

No spying?

Oh. Thought you said “No spelling.”

The Cardinals’ red costumelies are needed to hide their embarrassing votes for this “pope”


7 posted on 04/13/2018 11:13:28 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE
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To: Robert A Cook PE

One of these days I’m gonna go all contumely on you..................


8 posted on 04/13/2018 11:21:07 AM PDT by Red Badger (Remember all the great work Obama did for the black community?.............. Me neither.)
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To: Red Badger

Contumely my melannnn-choly baaaby!


9 posted on 04/13/2018 11:27:44 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (Vladimir is just Put in on a show for his followers.)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

You’re getting as bad as Robert A Cook PE.................


10 posted on 04/13/2018 11:32:55 AM PDT by Red Badger (Remember all the great work Obama did for the black community?.............. Me neither.)
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