Contumacious
Contumacious adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.
Mean and contumacious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Contumacious".
Nearby Word: contumacy
Mean
Mean adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.
Contumacious and mean are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contumacious" instead an adjective "Mean".
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