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/kənˈtɛmp.tʃu.əs.li/
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/kənˈtɛmp.tju.əs.li/
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/kənˈtɛmp.t͡ʃu.əs.li/
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kənˈtɛmp.tʃu.əs.li
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kənˈtɛmp.tʃu.əs.li
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Adverb
In a disrespectful or discourteous manner; condescendingly.
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He argued with the judge contemptuously, showing no respect or remorse for his actions.
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Ralph, who was a thickset clownish figure, arrived at his full strength, and conscious of the most complete personal superiority, laughed contemptuously at the threats of the slight-made stripling.
'They haven't no more philosophy nor political economy about 'em than that,' said the beadle, snapping his fingers contemptuously.
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A eunuch is a negative creature. A beardless Moslem is contemptuously designated as manless.
He snapped his fingers contemptuously at the alarm clock. "I fear thee not, thou ticking tyrant."
Under the statute an individual who "publicly mutilates, tramples upon, defaces or treats contemptuously the flag of the United States[…]" was subject to criminal liability.
The girl looked at Onisi contemptuously, then laughed jeeringly. He was then six years old and didn't know how to speak in English so he couldn't understand what she was saying but he sensed that it was derogatory.
Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump contemptuously brushed aside Schumer’s opposition to both appointments, and didn’t suffer for it politically.
Adverb
without respect; in a disdainful manner
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she spoke of him contemptuously