Hyphenation of contumely

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word contumely? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

con-tu-me-ly

Definitions of contumely:

1.	A rude expression intended to offend or hurt When a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse They yelled insults at the visiting team

Synonyms of contumely:

noun	abuse, insult, revilement, vilification, disrespect, discourtesy

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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