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# contemptuous

adjective (more contemptuous, most contemptuous)

«contemptuous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Showing that you think someone or something is worthless or beneath you; scornful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contemptuous/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a proud person sneers at a poor or humble stranger: the king gave a contemptuous laugh.

### Examples

- He gave a contemptuous sneer at my drawing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contemptuous/#x1)
- She was contemptuous of anyone who was not rich. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contemptuous/#x2)
- The bully made a contemptuous remark about my shoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contemptuous/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «contemptuous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contemptuous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«contemptuous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/contemptuous.html) on Mova free.