contemptuous

Example Sentences

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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

Don’t ask the teenagers around your domicile or you’ll rate a contemptuous look.

From Los Angeles Times

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