• (n.) Rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt; scornful insolence; despiteful treatment; disdain; contemptuousness in act or speech; disgrace. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/contumely/
Con'tu·me·ly noun [ Latin contumelia , probably akin to contemnere to despise: confer Old French contumelie . Confer Contumacy .] Rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt; scornful insolence; despiteful treatment; disdain; contemptuousness in act or speech; disgrace.... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/151