…curving a contumelious lip, Gorgonised me from head to foot With a stony British stare (Tennyson).
SYNONYM(S): abusive.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
con´sen|ta´ne|ous|ness — con|sen|ta|ne|ous «KON sehn TAY nee uhs», adjective. 1. agreeing; accordant; suited. 2. done by common consent; unanimous; concurrent. ╂[< Latin consentāneus (with English ous) agreeing < consentīre; see etym. under … Useful english dictionary
con´sen|ta´ne|ous|ly — con|sen|ta|ne|ous «KON sehn TAY nee uhs», adjective. 1. agreeing; accordant; suited. 2. done by common consent; unanimous; concurrent. ╂[< Latin consentāneus (with English ous) agreeing < consentīre; see etym. under … Useful english dictionary
con|sen|ta|ne|ous — «KON sehn TAY nee uhs», adjective. 1. agreeing; accordant; suited. 2. done by common consent; unanimous; concurrent. ╂[< Latin consentāneus (with English ous) agreeing < consentīre; see etym. under … Useful english dictionary
con´tu|me´li|ous|ly — con|tu|me|li|ous «KON tu MEE lee uhs, tyu », adjective. contemptuously insolent; insulting: »…curving a contumelious lip, Gorgonised me from head to foot With a stony British stare (Tennyson). SYNONYM(S): abusive. –con´tu|me´li|ous|ly, adverb.… … Useful english dictionary
con|tu|me|li|ous — «KON tu MEE lee uhs, tyu », adjective. contemptuously insolent; insulting: »…curving a contumelious lip, Gorgonised me from head to foot With a stony British stare (Tennyson). SYNONYM(S): abusive. –con´tu|me´li|ous|ly, adverb. –con´tu… … Useful english dictionary
con´gru|ous|ness — con|gru|ous «KONG gru uhs», adjective. 1. Geometry. exactly coinciding. 2. in harmony; agreeing. SYNONYM(S): harmonious, accordant, conformable. 3. fitting; appropriate. ╂[< Latin … Useful english dictionary
con|spic´u|ous|ness — con|spic|u|ous «kuhn SPIHK yu uhs», adjective. 1. easily seen; clearly visible: »A traffic sign should be placed where it is conspicuous. SYNONYM(S): noticeable. See syn. under prominent. (Cf. ↑prominent) 2. attracting notice; worthy of notice;… … Useful english dictionary
con|tem´po|ra´ne|ous|ness — con|tem|po|ra|ne|ous «kuhn TEHM puh RAY nee uhs», adjective. belonging to the same period of time; contemporary: »The lives of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were contemporaneous. The development of the airplane was contemporaneous with that of… … Useful english dictionary
con|tig´u|ous|ness — con|tig|u|ous «kuhn TIHG yu uhs», adjective. 1. in actual contact; touching: »A fence showed where the two farms were contiguous. 2. Geometry. adjoining: »Two contiguous angles are next to each other. 3. very close together; near; neighboring. ╂ … Useful english dictionary
con|temp´tu|ous|ness — con|temp|tu|ous «kuhn TEHMP chu uhs», adjective. showing contempt; scornful: »a contemptuous toss of the head. The police dog gave the kitten a contemptuous look. SYNONYM(S): disdainful. –con|temp´tu|ous|ly, adverb. –con|temp´tu|ous|ness, noun.… … Useful english dictionary
