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contemptuous

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con·temp·tu·ous  (kn-tmpch-s)
adj.
Manifesting or feeling contempt; scornful.
con·temptu·ous·ly adv.
con·temptu·ous·ness n.
contemptuous
Adjective
showing or feeling strong dislike or disrespect
contemptuously adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.contemptuous - expressing extreme contempt
disdainful, insulting, scornful
disrespectful - exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; "remarks disrespectful of the law"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher"
contemptuous
adjective scornful, insulting, arrogant, withering, sneering, cavalier, condescending, haughty, disdainful, insolent, derisive, supercilious, high and mighty, on your high horse (informal) << OPPOSITE respectful
Translations
contemptuous [kənˈtɛmptjuəs] adj → desdeñoso
contemptuous [kənˈtɛmptjuəs] adj → dédaigneux/euse, méprisant(e)
contemptuous [kənˈtɛmptjuəs] contempt adj → verächtlich, geringschätzig
contemptuous [kənˈtɛmptjuəs] adj → sdegnoso/a


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said the Retraction, with contemptuous vulgarity of speech.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
(replied my Husband in a most nobly contemptuous Manner) and dost thou then imagine that there is no other support for an exalted mind (such as is my Laura's) than the mean and indelicate employment of Eating and Drinking?
Love and Friendship by Austen, Jane View in context
His smile impressed me as cynical and a trifle contemptuous.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
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