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
Libelous and contemptuous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Libelous" instead an adjective "Contemptuous".
Libelous
Libelous adjective - Causing or intended to cause unjust injury to a person's good name.
Contemptuous and libelous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contemptuous" instead an adjective "Libelous".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- rude and contemptuous
- rude and libelous
- offensive and contemptuous
- offensive and libelous
- opprobrious and contemptuous
- opprobrious and libelous
- insulting and contemptuous
- insulting and libelous
- scornful and contemptuous
- scornful and libelous
- sarcastic and contemptuous
- sarcastic and libelous
- derisive and contemptuous
- derisive and libelous
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