Contumaz in english
Contumacious
pronunciation: kɑntəmeɪʃəs part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: kɑntəmeɪʃəs part of speech: adjective
In gestures
contumaz = recalcitrant ; unrepentant ; refractory ; dyed-in-the-wool ; dyed-in-the-tweed ; repentless.
Example: Not all housing problems originated from local authorities, private tenants frequently had to contend with recalcitrant landlords.Example: The article is entitled 'Reflections of an unrepentant editor'.Example: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.Example: She was such a dyed-in-the-wool masochist that her greatest pleasure was denying herself pleasure.Example: He's just a dyed-in-the-tweed academic who lives to prove that any large, profitable company is necessarily sinister and exploitative.Example: It is a heritage that he could never get rid of: the appalled son would take upon himself the sins of his repentless father.