/kənˈtemptʃuəs/

con·temp·tu·ous

BrE /kənˈtemptʃuəs/

NAmE /kənˈtemptʃuəs/

feeling or showing that you have no respect for sb/sth

SYN scornful

She gave him a contemptuous look.

~ of sb/sth

He was contemptuous of everything I did.

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con·temp·tu·ous·ly

BrE /kənˈtemptʃuəsli/

NAmE /kənˈtemptʃuəsli/

to laugh contemptuously