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contemptuous

How to use contemptuous in a sentence

It was a classic case of dividing, contemptuous leadership — in our moment of need.

But, you also just told us that most of us don’t want to be involved in that contemptuous partisan cycle.

He called upon the Order to show their title-deeds, but was met with a contemptuous refusal.

Junot and Ney were openly contemptuous, Regnier hung back, and was three weeks late in his arrangements.

But his lips were hard pressed and his eyes became suddenly contemptuous, then smiling.

ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTON

They did so, and Crane looked up at the fat hardware man with eyes that were not quite so contemptuous.

SCATTERGOOD BAINESCLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND

At this period Tchaikovskys attitude to his father and his aunts was slightly egotistical and contemptuous.

Madame Roland instantly penetrated his character, and he was repulsed from her presence by the most contemptuous neglect.

This, with contemptuous indignation, we fling back into their face, as a scorpion to a vulture.

His smile was cynical, and suggested a kind of contemptuous pity for the person to whom he spoke.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985