• Manifecting or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful;haughty; insolent; disdainful.A proud, contemptious behavior. Hammond.Savage invectiveand contemptuous sarcasm. Macaulay.Rome . . . entertained the most contemptuous opinion of the Jews.Atterbury.


    Contemptuous meaning & definition 1 of Contemptuous.


  • Showing or feeling contempt: feeling, expressing, or demonstrating a strong dislike or utter lack of respect for somebody or something.

    Contemptuous meaning & definition 2 of Contemptuous.


  • expressing contempt:

    Contemptuous meaning & definition 3 of Contemptuous.


  • Showing contempt; scornful.

    Contemptuous meaning & definition 4 of Contemptuous.

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