Definition of "contumeliously" [contumeliously]

• In a contumelious manner. (adverb)

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• "I've just looked in a couple of modern dictionaries, and there it is, along with 'contumeliously'."
• ""Whoever wilfully blasphemes the holy name of God by denying, cursing or contumeliously reproaching God, his creation, government or final judging of the world, or by cursing or contumeliously reproaching Jesus Christ or the Holy Ghost, or by cursing or contumeliously reproaching or exposing to contempt and ridicule, the holy word of God contained in the holy scriptures shall be punished""
• "[3577] Jovius concludes, it is almost fatal to great princes, through their own default or otherwise circumvented with envy and malice, to lose their honours, and die contumeliously."