contemptuous

adjective

UK/kənˈtemp.tʃu.əs/
US/kənˈtemp.tʃu.əs/

Definitions of contemptuous adjective

  1. Feeling or expressing a lack of respect or disdain for something or someone; showing or feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration.

    • She cast a contemptuous look at him.

    • He held a contemptuous attitude toward those he considered inferior.

    • She dismissed the proposal with a contemptuous tone.