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contemptuously

/kənˈtɛmp.tʃu.əs.li/US/kənˈtɛmp.t͡ʃu.əs.li/

contemptuously adverb: in a disrespectful or discourteous manner; condescendingly.

Adverb

contemptuously (comparative more contemptuously, superlative most contemptuously)

  1. In a disrespectful or discourteous manner; condescendingly.
    • He argued with the judge contemptuously, showing no respect or remorse for his actions.
    • Ralph, who was a thickset clownish figure, arrived at his full strength, and conscious of the most complete personal superiority, laughed contemptuously at the threats of the slight-made stripling.1820, [Walter Scott], chapter VII, in The Abbot. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and...

contemptuously meaning in Urdu

contemptuously in Urdu

اہانت آمیزی سے, ذلت سے

Examples of contemptuously in a sentence

  • 'They haven't no more philosophy nor political economy about 'em than that,' said the beadle, snapping his fingers contemptuously.1867, Charles Dickens, chapter 4, in Oliver Twist:
  • A beardless Moslem is contemptuously designated as manless.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page iii:
  • He snapped his fingers contemptuously at the alarm clock.1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 29:
  • Under the statute an individual who "publicly mutilates, tramples upon, defaces or treats contemptuously the flag of the United States[…]" was subject to criminal liability.1986, Treatise on Constitutional Law: Substance and Procedure, volume 3, page 36:

Synonyms of contemptuously

Forms of contemptuously

comparativemore contemptuously
superlativemost contemptuously

Origin of contemptuously

From contemptuous + -ly.

Questions about contemptuously

What does contemptuously mean?
Contemptuously means in a disrespectful or discourteous manner; condescendingly.
What is contemptuously in Urdu?
Contemptuously in Urdu is اہانت آمیزی سے, ذلت سے. See Contemptuously meaning in Urdu.
How do you use contemptuously in a sentence?
'They haven't no more philosophy nor political economy about 'em than that,' said the beadle, snapping his fingers contemptuously.
What part of speech is contemptuously?
Contemptuously is an adverb.
How do you pronounce contemptuously?
Contemptuously is pronounced /kənˈtɛmp.tʃu.əs.li/ (UK).

Words near contemptuously in the dictionary

  1. contempts
  2. contempts of court
  3. contemptuosities
  4. contemptuosity
  5. contemptuous
  6. contemptuously
  7. contemptuousness
  8. contemptus mundi
  9. contend
  10. contend with
  11. contended

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