contumacious UK /ˌkɒn.tjʊˈmeɪ.ʃəs/US /ˌkɑːn.tʊˈmeɪ.ʃəs/ adjective2 •Contemptuous of authority; willfully disobedient; rebellious.In all places too are Dissident Priests; whom the Legislative will have to deal with: contumacious individuals, working on that angriest of passions; plotting, enlisting. — 1837 •Willfully disobedient to the summons or orders of a court. formsmore contumacious · most contumacious