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Definition of contemptous

"contemptous" is probably misspelled. Trying contemptuous instead Definition of contemptuous

1. contemptuous [ a ] expressing extreme contempt

Used in print:

(Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)

They did ; though contemptuous , they were still polite .

(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)

There seemed to be a contemptuous purpose in the way he sat there with his eyes glued to Drexel_Street and his back in_opposition to the church behind him .

Synonyms contemptuous scornful disdainful insulting Related Terms disrespectful

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