Contemptuous
Contemptuous adjective - Feeling or showing open dislike for someone or something regarded as undeserving of respect or concern.
Scurrile and contemptuous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scurrile" instead an adjective "Contemptuous".
Scurrile
Scurrile adjective - Marked by harsh insulting language.
Usage example: performs a scurrile comedy routine that is guaranteed to rile people on the right
Contemptuous and scurrile are semantically related. You can use "Contemptuous" instead an adjective "Scurrile".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- offensive and contemptuous
- offensive and scurrile
- hateful and contemptuous
- hateful and scurrile
- opprobrious and contemptuous
- opprobrious and scurrile
- insulting and contemptuous
- insulting and scurrile
- scornful and contemptuous
- scornful and scurrile
- scurrilous and contemptuous
- scurrilous and scurrile
- abusive and contemptuous
- abusive and scurrile
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