contemptuously

Who acts: Contemptuously, way, you, someone, Caterpillar, She · What happens: mean, show, think, be, not deserve, look · To what, where: respect, cheap ring, dog, Toad, idea, letters · Speech: someone speaks here

«contemptuously» in the English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: contemptuously in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Contemptuously means in a way that shows you think someone or something is worthless or does not deserve respect.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Contemptuously	Contemptuously	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 way	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 way	det
5	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	obl
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 shows	nsubj
7	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 way	acl:relcl
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 think	nsubj
9	think	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 shows	ccomp
10	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	14 worthless	nsubj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 something	cc
12	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	10 someone	conj
13	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 worthless	cop
14	worthless	worthless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 think	ccomp
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 deserve	cc
16	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 deserve	aux
17	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	18 deserve	advmod
18	deserve	deserve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 worthless	conj
19	respect	respect	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 deserve	obj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Contemptuously		in a way	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute
2	show	present	a way			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	think speech: other	present	you			vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	is	present	someone something		worthless property	tree rules
5	not deserve	present · do-support	someone something not said here	respect		tree rules

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Example 1

The Caterpillar looked at Alice contemptuously.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Caterpillar	det
2	Caterpillar	Caterpillar	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 looked	nsubj
3	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	5 Alice	case
5	Alice	Alice	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 looked	obl
6	contemptuously	contemptuously	ADV	_	3 looked	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 looked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	past	the Caterpillar					at Alice; contemptuously property	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at alice=Theme

Example 2

«You?» he laughed contemptuously.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 You	punct
2	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 laughed	nsubj
3	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 You	punct
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 You	punct
5	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 laughed	nsubj
6	laughed	laugh	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	contemptuously	contemptuously	ADV	_	6 laughed	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 laughed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	laugh	past	You					he nsubj; contemptuously property	vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

She tossed the cheap ring away contemptuously.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 tossed	nsubj
2	tossed	toss	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 ring	det
4	cheap	cheap	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 ring	amod
5	ring	ring	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tossed	obj
6	away	away	ADV	_	2 tossed	advmod
7	contemptuously	contemptuously	ADV	_	2 tossed	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tossed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	toss	past	She	the cheap ring				away, contemptuously property	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ring=Patient

Example 4

The cat contemptuously ignored the dog.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cat	det
2	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ignored	nsubj
3	contemptuously	contemptuously	ADV	_	4 ignored	advmod
4	ignored	ignore	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 dog	det
6	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ignored	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 ignored	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ignore	past	the cat	the dog				contemptuously property	vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Theme

Example 5

The bargewoman spoke contemptuously to Toad.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bargewoman	det
2	bargewoman	bargewoman	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spoke	nsubj
3	spoke	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	contemptuously	contemptuously	ADV	_	3 spoke	advmod
5	to	to	ADP	_	6 Toad	case
6	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 spoke	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 spoke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	past	the bargewoman		Toad			contemptuously property	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to toad=Co-Agent

Example 6

He waved the idea away contemptuously.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 waved	nsubj
2	waved	wave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 idea	det
4	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 waved	obj
5	away	away	ADV	_	2 waved	advmod
6	contemptuously	contemptuously	ADV	_	2 waved	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 waved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wave away	past	He	the idea				away, contemptuously property	vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Patient

Example 7

“Don’t get any letters,” he said contemptuously.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	“	"	PUNCT	_	4 get	punct
2	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 get	aux
3	n’t	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 get	advmod
4	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 said	ccomp
5	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	6 letters	det
6	letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 get	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 get	punct
8	”	"	PUNCT	_	4 get	punct
9	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 said	nsubj
10	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	contemptuously	contemptuously	ADV	_	10 said	advmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not get in a quote	infinitive · do-support		any letters					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer letter=Stimulus
2	say speech: assert	past	he					contemptuously property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

Example 8

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)

Sentence 1: And the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD; for the men dealt contemptuously with the offering of the LORD.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	10 great	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 sin	det
3	sin	sin	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 great	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 men	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 men	det
6	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 men	amod
7	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sin	nmod
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 great	cop
9	very	very	ADV	_	10 great	advmod
10	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
11	before	before	ADP	_	13 LORD	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 LORD	det
13	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 great	obl
14	;	;	PUNCT	_	18 dealt	punct
15	for	for	ADP	_	17 men	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 men	det
17	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 dealt	nsubj
18	dealt	deal	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 great	conj
19	contemptuously	contemptuously	ADV	_	18 dealt	advmod
20	with	with	ADP	_	22 offering	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 offering	det
22	offering	offering	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 dealt	obl
23	of	of	ADP	_	25 LORD	case
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 LORD	det
25	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	22 offering	nmod
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 great	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the sin of the young men		before the LORD	great property	tree rules
2	deal	past	the men			with the offering of the LORD; contemptuously property	vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with offering=Theme
3	offer			the LORD			nom offering «communication transitive»: of=patient

Sentence 2: (Prophets 1SA.2.17, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	1SA.2.17	1SA.2.17	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Prophets	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 1917	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 1917	nmod:unmarked
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 1SA.2.17	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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📖 contemptuously

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