contemptuous
showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.
Origin of contemptuous
1Other words for contemptuous
Opposites for contemptuous
Other words from contemptuous
- con·temp·tu·ous·ly, adverb
- con·temp·tu·ous·ness, noun
- half-con·temp·tu·ous, adjective
- non·con·temp·tu·ous, adjective
- non·con·temp·tu·ous·ness, noun
- un·con·temp·tu·ous, adjective
- un·con·temp·tu·ous·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with contemptuous
- contemptible, contemptuous
Words Nearby contemptuous
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How to use contemptuous in a sentence
It was a classic case of dividing, contemptuous leadership — in our moment of need.
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Many were elitists who, despite their opposition to tyranny, remained contemptuous of the masses.
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With the money came the filth, and the contemptuous lewdness you see in the film are based on actual claims in the book.
The Real Wolf of Wall Street: Jordan Belfort’s Vulgar Memoirs | Jimmy So | December 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTYou quickly become bored by and contemptuous of everyone, up to the president himself.
He called upon the Order to show their title-deeds, but was met with a contemptuous refusal.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanJunot and Ney were openly contemptuous, Regnier hung back, and was three weeks late in his arrangements.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonBut his lips were hard pressed and his eyes became suddenly contemptuous, then smiling.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThey did so, and Crane looked up at the fat hardware man with eyes that were not quite so contemptuous.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandAt this period Tchaikovskys attitude to his father and his aunts was slightly egotistical and contemptuous.
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British Dictionary definitions for contemptuous
/ (kənˈtɛmptjʊəs) /
(when predicative, often foll by of) showing or feeling contempt; disdainful
Derived forms of contemptuous
- contemptuously, adverb
- contemptuousness, noun
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