contemptuously
Americanadverb
Other Word Forms
- half-contemptuously adverb
- noncontemptuously adverb
- uncontemptuously adverb
Etymology
Origin of contemptuously
Example Sentences
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One glance at Betsie’s pallid face and fragile form, and the matron waved her contemptuously back inside the barracks where the elderly and infirm spent the day sewing prison uniforms.
From Literature
The minister replied contemptuously that ballet dancers were like saffron — the most expensive spice — on hospital food, an extravagance.
From New York Times
But you need not worry: I understand you and I am not contemptuously pandering to you: I genuinely think that you drive to Walmart for the delight of it!
From Washington Post
Jackson recalls that his laudatory nickname, Mr. October, was actually coined contemptuously by his teammate, the beloved Yankee captain Thurman Munson, with whom Jackson had an uneasy relationship.
From New York Times
On the recording with the council members, he speaks contemptuously of the current city leadership, calling it “a rudderless ship.”
From Los Angeles Times
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