contumeliosus, contumeliosa -um, contumeliosior -or -us, contumeliosissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
insulting, outrageous, humiliating; rude, insolent, abusive; reproachful (L+S);
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contumeliosus | contumeliosi |
| Gen. | contumeliosi | contumeliosorum |
| Dat. | contumelioso | — |
| Acc. | contumeliosum | contumeliosos |
| Voc. | contumeliose | contumeliosi |
| Abl. | contumelioso | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contumeliosa | contumeliosae |
| Gen. | contumeliosae | contumeliosarum |
| Dat. | contumeliosae | — |
| Acc. | contumeliosam | contumeliosas |
| Voc. | contumeliosa | contumeliosae |
| Abl. | contumeliosa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contumeliosum | contumeliosa |
| Gen. | contumeliosi | contumeliosorum |
| Dat. | contumelioso | — |
| Acc. | contumeliosum | contumeliosa |
| Voc. | contumeliosum | contumeliosa |
| Abl. | contumelioso | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contumeliosius | contumeliosiora |
| Gen. | contumeliosioris | — |
| Acc. | contumeliosius | contumeliosiora |
| Voc. | contumeliosius | contumeliosiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contumeliosissimus | contumeliosissimi |
| Gen. | contumeliosissimi | contumeliosissimorum |
| Dat. | contumeliosissimo | — |
| Acc. | contumeliosissimum | contumeliosissimos |
| Voc. | contumeliosissime | contumeliosissimi |
| Abl. | contumeliosissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contumeliosissima | contumeliosissimae |
| Gen. | contumeliosissimae | contumeliosissimarum |
| Dat. | contumeliosissimae | — |
| Acc. | contumeliosissimam | contumeliosissimas |
| Voc. | contumeliosissima | contumeliosissimae |
| Abl. | contumeliosissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contumeliosissimum | contumeliosissima |
| Gen. | contumeliosissimi | contumeliosissimorum |
| Dat. | contumeliosissimo | — |
| Acc. | contumeliosissimum | contumeliosissima |
| Voc. | contumeliosissimum | contumeliosissima |
| Abl. | contumeliosissimo | — |
Examples
Liber IV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...suam utuntur. Qui hostis in quemquam tam contumeliosus fuit quam in quosdam voluptates suae sunt? quorum impotentiae atque..."de Tranquillitate Animi
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...princeps." Quid senserit dubito; multa enim mihi occurrunt. Contumeliosus esse uoluit et ostendere quanta crudelitas esset..."de Constantia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...Caesar, inter cetera uitia quibus abundabat contumeliosus, mira libidine ferebatur omnis aliqua nota feriendi, ipse materia risus benignissima..."Liber II
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...uirtutis loco ponit: popularem autem comprendendo persuasionem etiam contumeliosus est aduersus artem orandi, quam nihil putat doctis persuasuram..."X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...familiae altus sopor vicerat. rogo, ne quis tam contumeliosus sit in matrem, ut per quietem contigisse filium dicat..."VII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...inimicus, anime, qui nobis subinde maledixit, hic ille contumeliosus, ille inpotens.' ego nescio, an mihi possit in quaestione..."Invectiva in Ciceronem
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust) from SPURIA
"...Immo vero homo levissimus, supplex inimicis, amicis contumeliosus, modo harum, modo illarum partium, fidus nemini, levissimus senator, mercennarius..."