CONTEMPTUOUS


Meaning of CONTEMPTUOUS in English

con ‧ temp ‧ tu ‧ ous /kənˈtemptʃuəs/ BrE AmE adjective

showing that you think someone or something deserves no respect SYN scornful :

a contemptuous glance

contemptuous of

He was openly contemptuous of his father.

—contemptuously adverb

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.