States chiefly to be affected, because their people were then contumaciously engaged in the rebellion.    From Wordnik.com.  [History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States] Reference

A fourth man had, thereupon, put his hat on his head, and had declared contumaciously that the “assertion was not true”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ayala's Angel] Reference

Having so declared he had contumaciously stalked out of the room, and had banged the door after him — very contumaciously indeed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ayala's Angel] Reference

But if they will not be fools, if they contumaciously refuse to be fools, they disturb the necessary conditions of kingship, and, of course, deserve much reprobation.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863] Reference

The secretary, and maybe acting contumaciously, believes that unimportant text messaging is rampant in the country and the people should pay taxes for wasting time, energy and money.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tax proposal on text messaging bucks] Reference

"And if I don't -- if contumaciously I refuse?" said Hugh.    From Wordnik.com.  [In the Mist of the Mountains] Reference

Apparently she had remained to the last almost contumaciously British.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Shuttle] Reference

She represented the vanities; she was vanity itself; and now he was recklessly, contumaciously, glad of it.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Happy End] Reference

A fourth man had, thereupon, put his hat on his head, and had declared contumaciously that the "assertion was not true".    From Wordnik.com.  [Ayala's Angel] Reference

Hogan got a judgment that gave him little less than half what he asked; contumaciously he carried it to a higher court, and got.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hoodoo of the Minnietta] Reference

Having so declared he had contumaciously stalked out of the room, and had banged the door after him -- very contumaciously indeed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ayala's Angel] Reference

Yet subsequent exchanges seem to have been effected only after every possible obstacle had been contumaciously thrown in the way by the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Benjamin Franklin] Reference

If the accused contumaciously refuses to appear, the precept may be served upon him by a trust-worthy person or sent by registered mail.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss] Reference

Governor-General was justified in calling on the Rajah of Benares for pecuniary assistance, and in imposing a fine when that assistance was contumaciously withheld.    From Wordnik.com.  [Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)] Reference

Dathan and Abiram had contumaciously refused to come up to him (v. 12), yet he humbly condescends to go down to them, to try if he could yet convince and reclaim them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume I (Genesis to Deuteronomy)] Reference

Mr. Hastings thereon fell into a very intemperate heat, obstinately refused to be present at the examination, attempted to dissolve the Council, and contumaciously retired from it.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12)] Reference

Hogan got a judgment that gave him little less than half what he asked; contumaciously he carried it to a higher court, and got a reversal of judgment that gave him nothing at all.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hoodoo of the Minnietta] Reference

The first of these notes announces the first step toward a satisfactory end -- the observance of the Interdict, placed by Gregory upon the city, and contumaciously broken by the rebels.    From Wordnik.com.  [Letters of Catherine Benincasa] Reference

As the excommunication by St. Celestine was still in force, and as Nestorius had contumaciously refused to answer the threefold summons enjoined by the canons, the sentence was worded as follows.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy] Reference

"I have," said Jinny contumaciously, "and I like her.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Creators A Comedy] Reference