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" Antiwhite racism is developing in sections of our cities where individuals - some of whom have French nationality - contemptuously designate French people as gaulois on the pretext they don't share the same religion, color or origins."
Jean-Francois Cope

Meaning of "contemptuously" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CONTEMPTUOUSLY

kənˈtemptʃʊəslɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTEMPTUOUSLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Contemptuously is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES CONTEMPTUOUSLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of contemptuously in the English dictionary

The definition of contemptuously in the dictionary is with contempt; disdainfully.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTEMPTUOUSLY

ambiguously · assiduously · conspicuously · contiguously · continuously · discontinuously · disingenuously · impetuously · incongruously · inconspicuously · ingenuously · promiscuously · sensuously · strenuously · tenuously · tortuously · unambiguously · unvirtuously · virtuously · voluptuously

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTEMPTUOUSLY

contempo · contemporanean · contemporaneity · contemporaneous · contemporaneously · contemporaneousness · contemporararies · contemporarily · contemporariness · contemporary · contemporise · contemporize · contempt · contempt of court · contemptibility · contemptible · contemptibleness · contemptibly · contemptuous · contemptuousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTEMPTUOUSLY

anonymously · cautiously · consciously · dangerously · deliciously · deviously · enormously · famously · generously · hilariously · meticulously · obviously · outrageously · previously · ridiculously · seriously · simultaneously · spontaneously · tremendously · unanimously · vigorously

Synonyms and antonyms of contemptuously in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «contemptuously» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTEMPTUOUSLY

Find out the translation of contemptuously to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of contemptuously from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «contemptuously» in English.
zh

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轻蔑
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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despectivamente
570 millions of speakers
en

English

contemptuously
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

नफ़रत से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

باحتقار
280 millions of speakers
ru

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презрительно
278 millions of speakers
pt

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desdenhosamente
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ঘৃণাপূর্ণভাবে
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

dédaigneusement
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Bersungut-sungut
190 millions of speakers
de

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verächtlich
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

軽蔑して
130 millions of speakers
ko

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경멸
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Ngapusi
85 millions of speakers
vi

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khinh người
80 millions of speakers
ta

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இழிவுடன்
75 millions of speakers
mr

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अवमाननापूर्वक
75 millions of speakers
tr

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aşağılayarak
70 millions of speakers
it

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sprezzantemente
65 millions of speakers
pl

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pogardliwie
50 millions of speakers
uk

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презирливо
40 millions of speakers
ro

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disprețuitor
30 millions of speakers
el

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περιφρονητικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

minagting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förakt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

foraktelig
5 millions of speakers

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QUOTES WITH «CONTEMPTUOUSLY»

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Jean-Francois Cope
Antiwhite racism is developing in sections of our cities where individuals - some of whom have French nationality - contemptuously designate French people as gaulois on the pretext they don't share the same religion, color or origins.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTEMPTUOUSLY»

Discover the use of contemptuously in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contemptuously and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How to run a video study
Item 2 Applies Appliesfor the most part Partially applies Does not apply The class reacts contemptuously when classmates make mistakes. The class looks down on the mistakes their classmates make. The students are, for example, spiteful ...
Manfred Prenzel, 2005
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Remarks on the English Language: In the Nature of Vaugelas's ...
XLVIII. contemptuously. /contemptuously, to signify with Contempt, is ^ a better Word than Contemptibly, though this last is most commonly used. If I hear it said that one Man treats another contemptibly, I hardly know whether the Meaning is ...
Robert Baker, 1770
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Archbold's Summary of the law relating to pleading and ...
... on the day and year last aforesaid, whilst the said congregation were so assembled as aforesaid, and during divine service at the parish aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, unlawfully, willingly, and of purpose, maliciously and contemptuously ...
John Frederick Archbold, Sir John Jervis, William Newland Welsby, 1846
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Reports of Cases in Criminal Law: Argued and Determined in ...
... Saint Michael Bassishaw aforesaid, in London aforesaid, and within the jurisdiction of the said Central Criminal Court, feloniously and contemptuously did not at the hour and upon the day allowed him for finishing his last examination, to wit, ...
Edward William Cox, 1848
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Dickinson's Guide to the Quarter Sessions and Other Sessions ...
the execution of bis duty as auch, in reading the order for the burial of the dead, and in attending the burial of the said corpse as such clerk in orders, and did then and there unlawfully, wilfully, and contemptuously, by threats and menaces, and  ...
William Dickinson, Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd, 1841
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A Practical Treatise on the Criminal Law: Comprising the ...
... the Lord's day, corri- f<>r“1('1)monly called Sunday, with force and arms unlawfully, willingly, and of purpose, maliciously and contemptuously came into a congregation of Protestant Dissenter, being subjects of our said lord the present king, ...
Joseph Chitty, Richard Peters, Thomas Huntington, 1836
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The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Knt. [1572-1617]: In ...
95 Robert Trelawny, then being Mayor of the borough aforesaid, and of many other of the inhabitants of the borough aforesaid, at Plymouth aforesaid, within the borough aforesaid, contemptuously and malapertly carried himself, as well in  ...
Sir Edward Coke, George Wilson, 1777
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The Practical Works: With a Life of the Author, and a ...
Those that after suflicient admonition shall contemptuously and obstinately refuse to be either catechised or instructed thus personally by us. giving us no valuable reason of their refusal.' Answ. It seems then, that these objectors first, either ...
Richard Baxter, William Orme, 1830
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A Typographic Workbook: A Primer to History, Techniques, and ...
said the Caterpillar contemptuously. “Who are YOU?” Which brought them back again to the beginning of the conversation. Alice felt a little irritated at the Caterpillar's making such VERY short remarks, and she drew herself up and said, very ...
Kate Clair, Cynthia Busic-Snyder, 2012
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The practical works of Richard Baxter: with a life of the ...
Those that after sufficient admonition shall contemptuously and obstinately refuse to be either catechised or instructed thus personally by us- giving us no valuable reason of their refusal.' Attsw. It seems then, that these objectors first, either ...
Richard Baxter, William Orme, 1830

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTEMPTUOUSLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term contemptuously is used in the context of the following news items.
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Shamsi, Samuels set up convincing win | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo
No wonder we are looked at so contemptuously the best film on WI cricket was done by an outsider and is there to give you neophytes a history ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
2
The Surgeon Said That Gay Rights Was Just a Fad | Thom Nickels
Most in that small break room read the newspapers without comment, but one urologist shook his head contemptuously and said, "These ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Michael Danby on Q&A - J-Wire » J-Wire
And while we can and should contemptuously laugh at the loon, we also dare not forget that self-styled Iranian ayatollah Monis was presumed ... «J-Wire Jewish Australian News Service, Jul 15»
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Joe Brolly: Rebels my arse - Cork are great at looking brilliant when …
From the throw in, Tadhg Kennelly contemptuously pole-axed Nicholas Murphy, Cork's prize bull, in the manner of the King of the Travellers ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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Josh Freed: The forecast calls for more forecasts of everything
“Why do you trust that stuff?” replied a third contemptuously. “The only reliable forecast is Weather Underground which gives 100 per cent ... «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
6
What Doesn't The National Assembly Understand By Change
Even if they are going to continue treating Nigerians contemptuously, the world's congratulatory and goodwill messages the country has ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
7
Heather Watson pushes Serena Williams all the way but five-time …
That happened, contemptuously, once in the first game and when it happened again at 1-2 it resulted in a break for the favourite. The British ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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My Grateful Dead romance: My favorite polyphonic jam, one more …
This is right about the point where you may be forgiven for contemptuously saying, Wow! Somebody get me a Scooby Snack! After all of this, ... «Salon, Jul 15»
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Greek banks down to last €500m
The party's hardline chief and defence minister, Panos Kammenos, dismissed them contemptuously. "We are at war and there will be no ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
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The hypocrisy of the attack on the ABC Murdoch's Australian media …
The threat was only highlighted when the government's representative, Steve Ciobo, contemptuously told Mallah that he would be “pleased” to ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
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