Contemptuousness
[kuh n-temp-choo-uh s] /kənˈtɛmp tʃu əs/
adjective
1.
showing or expressing or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.
/kənˈtɛmptjʊəs/
adjective
1.
when predicative, often foll by of. showing or feeling contempt; disdainful
adj.
1590s, from Latin contemptus (see contempt). Related: Contemptuously.
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