contemptuous
/kənˈtɛm(p).tʃu.əs/
KƏNTƐM(P) · tʃu · əs (3 syllables)
English
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Definition
Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.
Etymology
From Latin contemptus (whence contempt) + -ous.
Example Sentences
- "I don't know that guy, but he just gave me a contemptuous look."
- "Sir George burst into a loud fit of contemptuous laughter."
- "The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.[…]Can those harmless but refined fellow-diners be the selfish cads whose gluttony and personal appearance so raised your contemptuous wrath on your arrival?"
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