contemptuous
Example Sentences
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She barely appears alongside her husband, and when she does, her body language often reads as reluctant at best, contemptuous at worst.
From Salon
He is contemptuous of the Wall Street “strategists” who are forever bullish, no matter what the facts might be.
Ukrainian analysts said the government in Kyiv deemed the decision "contemptuous".
From Barron's
“Alien: Earth” simply gives the gamblers familiar faces and, in the case of Boy Kavalier, shows what the dirty, contemptuous feet walking all over us look like.
From Salon
The bond between Addams family members, however, is more deeply explored and their dysfunctional interactions add a new layer of contemptuous humor to the mix.
From Los Angeles Times
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