Contemptuous
Contemptuous adjective - Feeling or showing open dislike for someone or something regarded as undeserving of respect or concern.
Calumniatory and contemptuous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Calumniatory" instead an adjective "Contemptuous".
Calumniatory
Calumniatory adjective - (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign.
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Synonyms for Calumniatory
Contemptuous and calumniatory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contemptuous" instead an adjective "Calumniatory".
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Related pairs
- critical and contemptuous
- critical and calumniatory
- offensive and contemptuous
- offensive and calumniatory
- opprobrious and contemptuous
- opprobrious and calumniatory
- insulting and contemptuous
- insulting and calumniatory
- sarcastic and contemptuous
- sarcastic and calumniatory
- insolent and contemptuous
- insolent and calumniatory
- disparaging and contemptuous
- disparaging and calumniatory
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