contemptuously
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For the federal government, terminating employees so contemptuously, even if the firings ultimately pass legal muster, will likely trigger cultural blowback.
From Slate • Feb. 18, 2025
The minister replied contemptuously that ballet dancers were like saffron — the most expensive spice — on hospital food, an extravagance.
From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2024
Over the next hour, a device captured the Democratic politicians and the labor leader, all Latino, speaking contemptuously about those they regarded as rivals or impediments.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2022
It’s a counterfactual, you can’t know, but you can figure out a lot just by paying careful attention to how well — or coldly, dismissively, contemptuously — you’re treated at home.
From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2022
“More clotted nonsense,” King Eiddileg said, looking contemptuously at the swords pointed toward him.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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