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TOEFL BNC: 14671 COCA: 16734

contemptuous

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contemptuous /kənˈtɛmptʃəwəs/ adjective
contemptuous
/kənˈtɛmptʃəwəs/
adjective
Learner's definition of CONTEMPTUOUS
[more contemptuous; most contemptuous] somewhat formal
: feeling or showing deep hatred or disapproval : feeling or showing contempt蔑视的；鄙视的；表示轻蔑的
— often + of

— contemptuously

adverb
TOEFL BNC: 14671 COCA: 16734

contemptuous

adjective

con·​temp·​tu·​ous kən-ˈtem(p)-chə-wəs How to pronounce contemptuous (audio)
-chəs,
-shwəs,
-chü-əs
: manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval : feeling or showing contempt
contemptuously adverb
contemptuousness noun

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What Is the Difference Between contemptuous and contemptible?

Contemptuous and contemptible are sometimes confused with each other. This is neither surprising, as they are similar in appearance, nor is it unprecedented: the words were used interchangeably for several hundred years (from the 16th through the 18th century), with each one meaning both "deserving contempt" and "showing contempt." By the early 19th century, some commentators began raising objections when the words were used synonymously, suggesting that they should be distinguished, with contemptuous meaning only "showing contempt" and contemptible only "deserving contempt."

In the following passage, for example, a would-be critic is ridiculed for using contemptible in the sense "showing contempt":

“Young man! my opinion of you is very contemptible.” “All your opinions are contemptible,” rejoined Phillip, quietly.  – Garry Avenel, Zou Mou, in The Iris, September, 1841

The distinction hinted at in this rebuke has been observed in English, by professional writers anyway, for close to 200 years.

Synonyms

Example Sentences

He owned a fine Kentucky rifle, with a cherry wood stock, and was contemptuous of the bulky carbines most of the troop had adopted. Larry McMurtry, Dead Man's Walk, 1995 In his 1978 Harvard commencement address, Mr. Solzhenitsyn seemed at times contemptuous of American democracy … Daniel Patrick Moynihan, New York Times Book Review, 24 Nov. 1991 He felt familiar enough to indulge in outbursts of rage or contemptuous sarcasm in her presence, and to display the most withering side of his character, lashing out at the people he despised. Cynthia Ozick, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 1989 loutish tourists who are contemptuous of the ways and traditions of their host countries contemptuous comments about the baseball team's pathetic showings
Recent Examples on the Web Not posh, and neither impressed by nor contemptuous of those who were. Ian Mcewan, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 Undaunted, and contemptuous of her sister’s cowardice, Antigone proceeds and is arrested. Rachel Hadas, The Conversation, 8 July 2022 Even Charles Schultz was contemptuous, showing Sally’s confusion over joining sets, number sentences, and one-to-one matching. Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 30 June 2022 Grandiosity is the sense of being above other people, and contemptuous of the rules. Jancee Dunn, Vogue, 17 June 2022 Fiercely protective of his mother (Leslie Mann), who is bipolar, Andrew is openly contemptuous of his stern stepfather, Greg (Brad Garrett), a pharmaceuticals executive. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 16 June 2022 The South Carolina contests had their own dynamics — Mr. Rice was defiant and contemptuous of Mr. Trump to the end, while Ms. Mace tried hard to regain the good graces of Trump administration officials if not Mr. Trump himself. New York Times, 14 June 2022 What happened to the idea that art and culture should be a contemptuous refuge from the mainstream, as opposed to this lickspittle, running dog accommodation to the mainstream? Billboard Staff, Billboard, 3 June 2022 What has emerged publicly, however, shows how dangerous this nearly absolute authority can be in the hands of someone governed by self-interest, contemptuous of the rule of law, and emboldened by a divided and dysfunctional Congress. Jake Bernstein, The New York Review of Books, 23 Apr. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

probably borrowed from Medieval Latin contemptuōsus, from Latin contemptu-, stem of contemptus contempt + -ōsus -ous

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of contemptuous was in 1574
TOEFL BNC: 14671 COCA: 16734
contemptuous

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, sound輕蔑；語氣輕蔑◇Her voice sounded almost contemptuous.她的語氣近乎輕蔑。ADVERB➤utterly極度鄙視▸➤almost幾近鄙視▸➤openly公然鄙視PREPOSITION➤of蔑視⋯◇He was utterly contemptuous of her efforts.他全然蔑視她的努力。

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