Antonyms for contemptuous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kuhn-temp-choo-uhs

Phonetic Transcription : kənˈtɛmp tʃu əs

Definition of contemptuous

Origin : 1590s, from Latin contemptus (see contempt). Related: Contemptuously.

adj arrogant, insolent

Example sentences :

A new respect for him, also a new pity that was generous and not contemptuous, crept into his heart.
Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke

Then she faced the lawyer again, with an aloofness of manner that was contemptuous.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Could the master of language find no better word than the contemptuous one?
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

She gave it one contemptuous glance, and turning, came back to the door.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

He was heard, under his breath, to pronounce a contemptuous Pshaw!
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

She thought his laugh the most contemptuous, the cruelest sound in the world.
Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit

The Major lifted his bristly eyebrows with a contemptuous twitch.
Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon

In a few contemptuous pages Godwin buries the social contract.
Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford

General Bourgain-Desfeuilles gave a contemptuous shrug of his shoulders.
Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola

He spat two or three times into the water, with an expression of contemptuous anger.
Extract from : « The Flood » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for contemptuous

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