Contemptuous

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /kÉ™nˈtÉ›mp.tʃu.É™s/, /kÉ™nˈtÉ›mp.tju.É™s/
• US IPA: /kÉ™nˈtÉ›mp.tʃu.É™s/

Full definition of contemptuous

Adjective

1. Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.
   I don't know that guy, but he just gave me a contemptuous look.
• 1922, Ben Travers, A Cuckoo in the Nest Chapter 5, The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite....Can those harmless but refined fellow-diners be the selfish cads whose gluttony and personal appearance so raised your contemptuous wrath on your arrival?

Derived terms

• contemptuously

Related terms

• contempt