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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)
- (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
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of contumēliōsus