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CONTEMPTUOUSLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Without respect; in a disdainful manner

Example:

she spoke of him contemptuously

Synonyms:

contemptuously; contumeliously; disdainfully; scornfully

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

contemptuous (expressing extreme contempt)

Credits

 Context examples: 

"Oxford, New Mexico," snorted Tom contemptuously, "or something like that."

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)