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contemptuous [kənˈtemptʃʊəs] ADJ

Usage examples with contemptuous

to be contemptuous of sb
презри́тельно относи́ться к кому́-ли́бо

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She is contemptuous of those who have left, whether they are fleeing religious or political persecution or are simply trying to find work.
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She is contemptuous and walks out on him.
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Other sources add to that: mean, contemptuous, and uncommunicative.
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Her outspoken style made her seem uncooperative and contemptuous.
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He was contemptuous of politics, socialism, communism, pacifism and capitalism (unless the employers treated their employees very well).
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Bobby is particularly contemptuous of the poverty and uncouth nature of the local men.
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The admiral turned contemptuous eyes on the speaker.
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When applied to persons, it is now somewhat contemptuous, as in "she-being, -cousin, -dancer, -thief," and others.
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His home, assigned as a mild punishment, is a dilapidats at the woman's home, he displays his anger by acting contemptuous of his surrounding.
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Park remained committed to his economic vision and contemptuous of calls for democratization and distributional equity.
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