contumax

The Latin contumax, “insolent, obstinate; insultingly contemptuous,” was first used by Chaucer in 1386 to describe one “against every authority.”

No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

The Latin contumax, “insolent, obstinate; insultingly contemptuous,” was first used by Chaucer in 1386 to describe one “against every authority.”

No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

The Latin contumax, “insolent, obstinate; insultingly contemptuous,” was first used by Chaucer in 1386 to describe one “against every authority.”

No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

The Latin contumax, “insolent, obstinate; insultingly contemptuous,” was first used by Chaucer in 1386 to describe one “against every authority.”

No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

In his comment on the passage from Horace, Lejay cites Martial IX xi 10-17 (Martial wanted to mention Flavius Earinus, whose name starts with three consecutive short vowels) 'nomen nobile, molle, delicatum/uersu dicere non rudi uolebam:/sed tu, syllaba contumax, rebellas./dicunt

The Last Poems of Ovid 43 BC-18? Ovid

Hyblam quod sapit Atticosque flores, quod nidos olet alitis superbae; nomen nectare dulcius beato, 5 quo mallet Cybeles puer uocari et qui pocula temperat Tonanti: quod si Parrhasia sones in aula, respondent Veneres Cupidinesque; nomen nobile, molle, delicatum10 uersu dicere non rudi uolebam: sed tu syllaba contumax repugnas. dicunt Eiarinon tamen poetae, sed Graeci quibus est nihil negatum et quos APES” APES decet sonare.

Earinos Martial 1912

Contumacity might be formed from contumax, like audacity from audax.

Formations. 1908

And then said Decius: Bring hither a bed of iron, that Laurence contumax may lie thereon.

The Golden Legend, vol. 4 1230-1298 1900

CoMitATJE profiigos liberos matres: fc - cutae maritos in exfilia conjuges: propinqui au - dentes: conftantes generi: contumax, etiam ad - versiis tormenta, fervorum fides: fupremse cla - rorum virorum neceffitates: ipfa neceflitas fortiter tolerata: & laudatis antiquorum mortibus pares exitus.

C. Cornelii Taciti opera omnia Publius Cornelius Tacitus, Cornelius Tacitus, Johann August Ernesti 1790

CoMiTATiE profugps liberos matres: fe - cutae maritos in exfilia conjuges: propinqui au - dences; conftantes generi: contumax, etiam ad - versus tormenta, fervorum fides: fuprema? cla - rorum virorum neceffitates: ipfa neceffitas fortitcr colerata: & laudatis antiquorum mortibus pares exitus.

C. Cornelii Taciti opera omnia. ... Cornelius Tacitus , Melchior Freinsheim 1790