contemptuously

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

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

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

sense 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.

Trees and pragmatics

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