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[ adverb ] without respect; in a disdainful manner
Examples "she spoke of him contemptuously" Used in print (T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)She set the dipper on the edge of the deck , leaving it for him to stretch after it while she looked_on scornfully . Related terms contemptuous contemptuous contemptuous contumelious contemptuous contumelious |
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