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contemptuous

[ kuhn-temp-choo-uhs ]

adjective

  1. showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.

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contemptuous

/ əˈɛʊə /

adjective

  1. whenpredicative, often foll by of showing or feeling contempt; disdainful
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • Dzˈٱ𳾱ٳܴdzܲԱ, noun
  • Dzˈٱ𳾱ٳܴdzܲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Dz·ٱ𳾱·ٳ·dzܲ· adverb
  • Dz·ٱ𳾱·ٳ·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • 󲹱-Dz·ٱ𳾱·ٳ·dzܲ adjective
  • ԴDz·Dz·ٱ𳾱·ٳ·dzܲ adjective
  • non·Dz·ٱ𳾱·ٳ·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·Dz·ٱ𳾱·ٳ·dzܲ adjective
  • un·Dz·ٱ𳾱·ٳ·dzܲ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of contemptuous1

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin contemptu-, stem of contemptus “a slighting” ( contempt ) + -ous
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Example Sentences

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Giving millions of Americans — friends and foes alike — the impression that the president is megalomaniacally contemptuous of the law is not good for anybody.

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Trump is contemptuous of such pieties, as a recent New York Times analysis put it:

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By now, it’s hard to interpret as anything other than a justice’s contemptuous refusal to be held to any rules at all.

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A “cuck,” according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is “often used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a man who has politically progressive or moderate views.”

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“It was a pretty negative performance — pretty pessimistic, cynical, contemptuous,” he said on Piers Morgan Uncensored, adding: “And I think that this will cost him, yes.”

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