contemptuously
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Contemptuously he advised dewlapped Inspector Porfiry how to catch a criminal.
From Time Magazine Archive
Contemptuously, Heath pegs Holliwell as a muddled disturber of the peace.
From Time Magazine Archive
Contemptuously, brilliant "Bernie" Baruch calls his cash & carry principle "scuttle & run."
From Time Magazine Archive
Contemptuously the guard tossed Betsie’s shovel toward us.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Contemptuously she thrust the man aside, and, not even troubling to run, lifted her pail of water and walked away.
From Benita, an African romance by Haggard, Henry Rider
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