'contumely' in The Recognitions | Bookmarker

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(noun) harsh language or treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt / (noun) an instance of such language or treatment

With contumely masked as charity on the one hand, and charity proffered as indifference by the other

thought it meant like greed

—p.703 PART II (279) by William Gaddis

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2 years ago