contemptuous
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Braden was sanguine about Rantzen's promotion but his wife, TV presenter Barbara Kelly, was publicly contemptuous of the decision and accused Wilcox of being instrumental in her appointment.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The lines reveal a man so contemptuous of views different from his own that he can’t be bothered to understand them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Sara Hershkowitz’s wildly contemptuous Queen adds further soprano glory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
She barely appears alongside her husband, and when she does, her body language often reads as reluctant at best, contemptuous at worst.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026
Nor did it help that Luis Alvarez was openly contemptuous of paleontologists and their contributions to scientific knowledge.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing contemptuous
To Kill a Mockingbird
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Grade 10, List 2
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The Pearl
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