Defn: Capable of being controverted; disputable; admitting of
question.
— Con`tro*ver"ti*bly, adv.
CONTROVERTIST
Con"tro*ver`tist, n.
Defn: One skilled in or given to controversy; a controversialist.
How unfriendly is the controvertist to the discernment of the critic!
Campbell.
CONTUBERNAL; CONTUBERNIAL Con*tu"ber*nal, Con`tu*ber"ni*al, a. Etym: [L. contubernalis a tent companion, fr. contubernium tent companionship.]
Defn: Living or messing together; familiar; in companionship.
Humble folk ben Christes friends: they ben contubernial with the
Lord, thy King. Chaucer.
CONTUMACIOUS
Con`tu*ma"cious, a. Etym: [L. contumax, -acis. See Contumacy.]
1. Exhibiting contumacy; contemning authority; obstinate; perverse; stubborn; disobedient. There is another very, efficacious method for subding the most obstinate, contumacious sinner. Hammond.
2. (Law)
Defn: Willfully disobedient to the summous or prders of a court.
Blackstone.
Syn.
— Stubborn; obstinate; obdurate; disobedient; perverse; unyielding;
headstrong.
— Con`tu*ma"cious*ly, adv.
— Con`tu*ma"cious*ness, n.