contemptuously
adverb
Everyday
Contemptuously means in a way that shows you think someone or something is worthless or does not deserve respect. tree →
In the lessons
A story word that shows a character's scorn: «she looked at him contemptuously». In The Wind in the Willows the weasels and the bargewoman treat Toad contemptuously; in Alice, the Caterpillar asks «Who are you?» contemptuously.
Examples
- The Caterpillar looked at Alice contemptuously. tree →
- «You?» he laughed contemptuously. tree →
- She tossed the cheap ring away contemptuously. tree →
- The cat contemptuously ignored the dog. tree →
- The bargewoman spoke contemptuously to Toad. tree →
- He waved the idea away contemptuously. tree →
- “Don’t get any letters,” he said contemptuously. tree →
Note
From «contempt» (noun) and «contemptuous» (adjective). Do not confuse with «contemptible» (deserving contempt). Showing contempt to people is unkind.
In Jewish tradition
With scorn, treating holy things as worthless.
Interpretation. Eli's sons took offerings wrongly. Tradition counts this as a very serious sin, since they dishonored God's service.
Examples
- And the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD; for the men dealt contemptuously with the offering of the LORD. (Prophets 1SA.2.17, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
From «contempt» (noun) and «contemptuous» (adjective). Do not confuse with «contemptible» (deserving contempt). Showing contempt to people is unkind.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «contemptuously» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «contemptuously» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «contemptuously» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «contemptuously» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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