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contemptuous Definition


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contemptuous
adj
    1. Showing contempt or scorn.
      Thesaurus: insolent, haughty, arrogant, derisive, cynical, sneering, insulting, supercilious; Antonym: humble, polite.
      Form: contemptuous of someone (often)
      Form: contemptuous of something
Derivative: contemptuously
adverb
    Derivative: contemptuousness
    noun
      Etymology: 16c: from Latin con- intensive + temnere, temptum to scorn.



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