contemptuous

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Before long, the band was playing in New York, rubbing shoulders with Patti Smith, Talking Heads and Blondie at CBGBs and shaking punks out of their contemptuous indifference.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

He is contemptuous of the Wall Street “strategists” who are forever bullish, no matter what the facts might be.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Ukrainian analysts said the government in Kyiv deemed the decision "contemptuous".

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

By now, it’s hard to interpret as anything other than a justice’s contemptuous refusal to be held to any rules at all.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2025

“Stand up when you see a lady, you contemptuous scoundrel.”

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou