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
Scathing and contemptuous are semantically related. in derisory topic. In some cases you can use "Scathing" instead an adjective "Contemptuous".
Scathing
Scathing adjective - Marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings.
Contemptuous and scathing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contemptuous" instead an adjective "Scathing".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- cutting and contemptuous
- cutting and scathing
- critical and contemptuous
- critical and scathing
- rude and contemptuous
- rude and scathing
- scornful and contemptuous
- scornful and scathing
- sarcastic and contemptuous
- sarcastic and scathing
- derisive and contemptuous
- derisive and scathing
- deprecatory and contemptuous
- deprecatory and scathing
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