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contemptuously
[kuhn-temp-choo-uhs-lee]
adverb
in a way that expresses contempt or disdain; scornfully.
He remained angrily and contemptuously silent and refused to answer.
Other Word Forms
- half-contemptuously adverb
- noncontemptuously adverb
- uncontemptuously adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of contemptuously1
Example Sentences
Oddly, Ryan claimed to be an observant Catholic, yet idolized an author who contemptuously called Christianity a “slave religion.”
He has contemptuously dismissed the US strategy of backing for Palestinian independence as part of a "grand bargain" to remake the Middle East.
The minister replied contemptuously that ballet dancers were like saffron — the most expensive spice — on hospital food, an extravagance.
Ramaphosa recalled going there to collect what Black South Africans contemptuously called a "dompas" - a "dumb pass" to allow them to work in white areas of the city.
But you need not worry: I understand you and I am not contemptuously pandering to you: I genuinely think that you drive to Walmart for the delight of it!
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