1. in a manner that is insulting, disrespectful, or scornfully abusive
Usage: formal; literary

Examples

• He spoke contumeliously to the judge, earning a contempt citation.
• The critic contumeliously dismissed the author's entire body of work.
• She was treated contumeliously by her colleagues after the scandal.
• The general contumeliously rejected the peace proposal without consideration.
• He contumeliously mocked her accent throughout the meeting.
• The letter was written contumeliously, filled with harsh and degrading language.