Synonyms for contemptuous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kuhn-temp-choo-uhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : kənˈtɛmp tʃu əs |
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Définition of contemptuous
Origin :- 1590s, from Latin contemptus (see contempt). Related: Contemptuously.
- adj arrogant, insolent
- 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
Antonyms for contemptuous
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