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adjectiveshowing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful. Origin of contemptuous1520–30; <Latin contemptu-, stem of contemptuscontempt + -ous SYNONYMS FOR contemptuousdisdainful, sneering, insolent, arrogant, supercilious, haughty. SEE SYNONYMS FOR contemptuous ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR contemptuousrespectful. SEE ANTONYMS FOR contemptuous ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM contemptuouscon·temp·tu·ous·ly, adverbcon·temp·tu·ous·ness, nounhalf-con·temp·tu·ous, adjectivehalf-con·temp·tu·ous·ly, adverb non·con·temp·tu·ous, adjectivenon·con·temp·tu·ous·ly, adverbnon·con·temp·tu·ous·ness, nounun·con·temp·tu·ous, adjectiveun·con·temp·tu·ous·ly, adverbun·con·temp·tu·ous·ness, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH contemptuouscontemptible, contemptuous Words nearby contemptuouscontemporize, contempt, contemptible, contempt of Congress, contempt of court, contemptuous, contend, contender, content, content-addressable storage, content analysis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for contemptuousBut then he gave the game away, with a turn of phrase that promptly made its way into headlines and contemptuous write-ups. Liam Neeson Loves Horses and Nietzsche|James Poulos|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST 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|DAILY BEAST You quickly become bored by and contemptuous of everyone, up to the president himself. The White House and the Press Corps|Michael Tomasky|February 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST Asked if he might write 1,000 words a day, an honorable pace, he was contemptuous: “I can write 1,000 words in my sleep.” Bill O'Reilly is Best|Justin Green|December 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A parallel, insular society evolves, dependent on the outside world and contemptuous of its values. Welfare Reform? Not For The Orthodox|Raphael Magarik|June 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST Contemptuous of "external good," it seeks its own counsel and obeys the mandates of its own spirit. Heroes in Peace|John Haynes Holmes She on her part did not flinch, but returned my look with one both haughty and contemptuous. Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood|George MacDonald “His big play for sympathy fell flat,” said King, with a contemptuous laugh. The Rustler of Wind River|G. W. Ogden He has even caught the contemptuous, frank trick of his master, and was hardly at the pains to be a hypocrite. The Last Miracle|M. P. Shiel They have my sincere sympathy for being caught in such dubious company, replied Bobby with a contemptuous smile. The Making of Bobby Burnit|George Randolph Chester
British Dictionary definitions for contemptuous
adjective(when predicative, often foll by of) showing or feeling contempt; disdainful Derived forms of contemptuouscontemptuously, adverbcontemptuousness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to contemptuousderisive, haughty, insulting, disrespectful, condescending, disdainful, scornful, audacious, bold, cavalier, cheeky, cool, hard, hard-nosed, high and mighty, opprobrious, sardonic, sneering, snippy, snobbish |