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Word: Contemptuous
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘despising law and order’): from medieval Latin contemptuosus, from Latin contemptus ‘contempt’, from contemnere (see contemn)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈtɛm(p)tʃʊəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
showing contempt; scornful
Short Definition:showing contempt
Examples:- she was intolerant and contemptuous of the majority of the human race
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