contumacious
/ˌkɒntjuːˈmeɪʃəs/adjective
- archaic or Law (especially of a defendant's behaviour) stubbornly or wilfully disobedient to authority〈古〉【律】（尤指被告的行为）拒不服从的; 桀骜不驯的; 反抗法院命令的。
派生词
contumaciously
adverb词源
late 16th cent.: from Latin contumax, contumac- （perhaps from con- 'with' + tumere 'swell'） + -IOUS.