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contemptuous
con·temp·tu·ous [ kən témpchoo əss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
showing or feeling contempt: feeling, expressing, or demonstrating a strong dislike or utter lack of respect for somebody or something
[Early 16th century. < medieval Latin contemptuosus< Latin contemnere (see contempt)]

con·temp·tu·ous·ly adverb
con·temp·tu·ous·ness noun
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