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• häväistys• häpeä• uhma• väheksyntä• halveksiminen• halveksunta• halveksinta• ylenkatse* * *kən'tempt1) (very low opinion; scorn: She spoke with utter contempt of her husband's behaviour.) halveksunta2) (disregard for the law.) halventaminen•- contemptibly
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3 insulting
• röyhkeä• häpäisevä• julkea• solvaava• rienaava• riepotteleva• sopimaton• tahditon• loukkaava* * *adjective (contemptuous or offensive: insulting words.) loukkaava -
4 supercilious
• halveksiva• yliolkainen• ylimielinen• ylpeä• kopea* * *su:pə'siliəs(contemptuous or disdainful: a supercilious look.) ylimielinen- superciliousness -
5 superior
• tirehtööri• nokkamies• ihailtava• johtava• johtaja• hieno• edullinen• ensiluokkainen• esimies• etevä• erittäin hyvä• etumies• etevämpi• apotti• voittamaton• pomo• päällysmies• päällikkö• halveksiva• mestari• paras• parempi• ylimielinen• ylivoimainen• ylempi• ylemmänasteinen• ylä• ylemmyydentuntoinen• ylempi (asema)• korkeampi• korkealaatuinen• korkein• lyömätön• luostarinjohtaja* * *su'piəriə 1. adjective1) ((often with to) higher in rank, better, or greater, than: Is a captain superior to a commander in the navy?; With his superior strength he managed to overwhelm his opponent.) ylempi, parempi2) (high, or above the average, in quality: superior workmanship.) ensiluokkainen3) ((of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful: a superior smile.) ylimielinen2. noun(a person who is better than, or higher in rank than, another or others: The servant was dismissed for being rude to her superiors.) esimies
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Contemptuous — Con*temp tu*ous (?; 135), a. Manifesting or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; haughty; insolent; disdainful. [1913 Webster] A proud, contemptuous behavior. Hammond. [1913 Webster] Savage invective and contemptuous sarcasm. Macaulay. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contemptuous — I adjective abasing, abject, abominable, abusive, accusatory, arbitrary, arrogant, base, brazen, bumptious, calumniating, calumniatory, calumnious, challenging, compromising, contemptible, contumelious, damaging, decrying, defamatory, defiant,… … Law dictionary
contemptuous — 1590s, from L. contemptus (see CONTEMPT (Cf. contempt)). Related: Contemptuously … Etymology dictionary
contemptuous — [adj] arrogant, insolent audacious, bold, cavalier, cheeky, cold shoulder, condescending, contumelious, cool, derisive, derisory, disdainful, disrespectful, dog it*, hard, hard nosed, haughty, high and mighty*, high hat*, insulting, on high… … New thesaurus
contemptuous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing contempt. DERIVATIVES contemptuously adverb contemptuousness noun … English terms dictionary
contemptuous — [kən temp′cho͞o əs] adj. [ML contemptuosus] full of contempt; scornful; disdainful contemptuously adv. contemptuousness n … English World dictionary
contemptuous — adj. contemptuous of (he was contemptuous of all authority) * * * [kən temptʃʊəs] contemptuous of (he was contemptuous of all authority) … Combinatory dictionary
contemptuous — [[t]kənte̱mptʃuəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ of n If you are contemptuous of someone or something, you do not like or respect them at all. He was contemptuous of private farmers... He s openly contemptuous of all the major political … English dictionary
contemptuous — adjective 1 showing that you feel that someone or something is not important and deserves no respect: Cordelia threw him a contemptuous look. | be contemptuous of: He was openly contemptuous of his elder brother. 2 not feeling any fear in a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
contemptuous — adj. VERBS ▪ be, sound ▪ Her voice sounded almost contemptuous. ADVERB ▪ utterly ▪ almost ▪ … Collocations dictionary
contemptuous — con|temp|tu|ous [kənˈtemptʃuəs] adj showing that you think someone or something deserves no respect ▪ Benedict threw her a contemptuous glance. contemptuous of ▪ He was openly contemptuous of his elder brother. >contemptuously adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
