contemptuous of

Frequency: 9.04.5 per million words

Used to specify the person or thing that is the object of contempt.

contemptuouscontemptuous + PREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • He was utterly contemptuous of her efforts.
  • She is openly contemptuous of the new management's policies.
  • His tone was contemptuous of anyone who disagreed with him.
  • The dictator was contemptuous of democratic principles.
  • They were contemptuous of his attempts to fit in with the group.
  • He will likely be contemptuous of any advice you offer.
  • For years, the old guard had been contemptuous of the younger generation's ideas.
  • Why are you so contemptuous of traditional art forms?
  • Feeling superior, the scholar was contemptuous of popular culture.
  • A critic, deeply contemptuous of the film's lack of originality, wrote a scathing review.