Contemptuous
Contemptuous adjective - Feeling or showing open dislike for someone or something regarded as undeserving of respect or concern.
Fooling and contemptuous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fooling" instead an adjective "Contemptuous".
Fooling
Fooling adjective - Marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing.
Usage example: ribbed him with fooling comments about the weight that he had put on
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Contemptuous and fooling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contemptuous" instead an adjective "Fooling".
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