contemptuousadjective
uk/kənˈtemp.tʃu.əs/us/kənˈtemp.tʃu.əs/expressing contempt:
a contemptuous manner/laugh
He was very contemptuous of "popular" writers, whom he described as having no talent.
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Not liking
- abhor
- abide
- abominate
- antipathy
- averse
- hate
- hate sb's guts idiom
- have a problem with sth/sb idiom
- have a thing about sth/sb idiom
- have it in for sb idiom
- leave
- not take kindly to sth idiom
- phobic
- problem
- put
- put sb off (sth/sb)
- see sth in sb/sth
- take against sb
- thing
- turn
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contemptuously
adverb uk/kənˈtemp.tʃu.əs.li/us/kənˈtemp.tʃu.əs.li/
The waiter smiled contemptuously at anyone who didn't know which wine to order.