contemptuous

«contemptuous» in Mova's school dictionary: Showing that you think someone or something is worthless… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (more contemptuous, most contemptuous)

meaning for a pupil

Showing that you think someone or something is worthless or beneath you; scornful. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales, a proud person sneers at a poor or humble stranger: the king gave a contemptuous laugh.

examples

• He gave a contemptuous sneer at my drawing. tree →
• She was contemptuous of anyone who was not rich. tree →
• The bully made a contemptuous remark about my shoes. tree →

note

nothing for maths.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «contemptuous» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.