almost contemptuous

Examples (10)

• Her voice sounded almost contemptuous as she dismissed his idea.
• The look on his face was almost contemptuous when he saw my old car.
• His tone became almost contemptuous during the argument.
• The senior partner's review of the junior's work was almost contemptuous in its brevity.
• He gave a little laugh that was almost contemptuous.
• There was an almost contemptuous curl to her lip.
• His dismissal of the proposal was so swift it seemed almost contemptuous.
• I found his reply to be almost contemptuous, given how much effort I had put in.
• She was almost contemptuous of the rules everyone else followed.
• The silence that followed his question felt almost contemptuous of his authority.