Contemptuous
Contemptuous adjective - Feeling or showing open dislike for someone or something regarded as undeserving of respect or concern.
Rude and contemptuous are semantically related in behaviour topic. In some cases you can use "Rude" instead an adjective "Contemptuous", when it comes to topics like insulting.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- fresh and contemptuous
- fresh and rude
- ill-mannered and contemptuous
- ill-mannered and rude
- disrespectful and contemptuous
- disrespectful and rude
- impudent and contemptuous
- impudent and rude
- offensive and contemptuous
- offensive and rude
- impertinent and contemptuous
- impertinent and rude
- uncivil and contemptuous
- uncivil and rude
Both words in one sentence
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In Siegfried, the hero Siegfried is rude and contemptuous of his Illegal Guardian Mime, who affects politeness in dealing with him.
Source: Polite Villains, Rude Heroes -
They're ignorant, violently racist and xenophobic (even by normal Dunmer standards) and openly rude and contemptuous towards anyone who isn't an Ashlander.
Source: Noble Savage - Sesshomaru is formal but contemptuous while Inu-Yasha is generally rude to almost everyone to begin with.
Source: Polite Villains, Rude Heroes
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