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expressing or feeling a lack of respect: As one of the senior members of the Senate, he was openly contemptuous of its junior members. (Definition of contemptuous from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of CONTEMPTUOUS is manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval : feeling or showing contempt. How to use contemptuous in a sentence.
If you are contemptuous of someone or something, you do not like or respect them at all. He was contemptuous of private farmers. He's openly contemptuous of all the major political parties.
If you insult someone or dismiss them in a hateful way, you're being contemptuous. The difference between being hateful and contemptuous is subtle. It involves disdain. Being contemptuous of someone or something means that you're combining a deep dislike for them with condescension.
adjective. /kənˈtemptʃuəs/. /kənˈtemptʃuəs/. feeling or showing that you have no respect for somebody/something synonym scornful. She gave him a contemptuous look. The company has shown a contemptuous disregard for Henry’s complaints. Her voice sounded almost contemptuous. contemptuous of somebody/something He was contemptuous of ...
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective contemptuous. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
If you are contemptuous of someone or something, you do not like or respect them at all. He was contemptuous of the poor. He's openly contemptuous of all the major political parties.
Britannica Dictionary definition of CONTEMPTUOUS. [more contemptuous; most contemptuous] somewhat formal. : feeling or showing deep hatred or disapproval : feeling or showing contempt. a contemptuous [= disdainful] attitude/smile/remark.
1. contemptuous - expressing extreme contempt. disdainful, insulting, scornful. disrespectful - exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; "remarks disrespectful of the law"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher".
Contemptuous definition: showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.. See examples of CONTEMPTUOUS used in a sentence.
