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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•temp•tu•ous /kənˈtɛmptʃuəs/USA pronunciation adj. - showing or expressing contempt;
scornful:contemptuous of those below him. con•temp•tu•ous•ly, adv. con•temp•tu•ous•ness, n. [uncountable] contemptuous refers to a person or thing that shows contempt: a contemptuous look (= the look on the face shows the person's contempt). contemptible refers to the act or deed that is bad and dishonorable and that deserves our contempt:contemptible cowardice (= cowardice that deserves our contempt). WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•temp•tu•ous (kən temp′cho̅o̅ əs),USA pronunciation adj. - showing or expressing contempt or disdain;
scornful.
- Latin contemptu-, stem of contemptus contempt + -ous
- 1520–30
con•temp′tu•ous•ly, adv. con•temp′tu•ous•ness, n. disdainful, sneering, insolent, arrogant, supercilious, haughty. |