Contemptuous
Contemptuous adjective - Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.
Usage example: contemptuous comments about the baseball team's pathetic showings
Caustic and contemptuous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Caustic" instead an adjective "Contemptuous".
Caustic
Caustic adjective - Marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings.
Contemptuous and caustic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contemptuous" instead an adjective "Caustic".
Nearby Words: causticity, caustically
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mean and contemptuous
- mean and caustic
- cutting and contemptuous
- cutting and caustic
- critical and contemptuous
- critical and caustic
- rude and contemptuous
- rude and caustic
- scornful and contemptuous
- scornful and caustic
- sarcastic and contemptuous
- sarcastic and caustic
- derisive and contemptuous
- derisive and caustic
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