If you are ~ of someone or something, you show contempt for them.
He is deeply ~ of politicians.
...a ~ simile.
= contemptuous
ADJ: oft ADJ of n
If you are ~ of someone or something, you show contempt for them.
He is deeply ~ of politicians.
...a ~ simile.
= contemptuous
ADJ: oft ADJ of n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012