as in scornfully
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Recent Examples of contemptuously
Hazel swung the lamp in her hand and looked contemptuously at Ginny, surrounded by the naturalists and the teachers, who whispered encouragement.
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Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Men sneered contemptuously at them, while teenagers used their names as insults.
—Mikhail Zygar, Vanity Fair, 7 Jan. 2026
Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Men sneered contemptuously at them, while teenagers used their names as insults.
—Mikhail Zygar, Vanity Fair, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contemptuously
Adverb
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As if the question arose, thought Leonora scornfully.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The camera then switches from the chaos of the puppy, to the kitten—who is sitting in a relaxed position, blinking slowly, and staring almost disdainfully at the wriggling puppy.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Bella, in her podcast conversation with Trinny Woodall, recalled that once, at a village post office, a shop assistant disdainfully called her a hippie.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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She was being pursued viciously by the paparazzi, and here was somebody who was literally chased to death by the paparazzi.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2026
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The pieces are all in place for a viciously enjoyable midnight action romp, which the film most certainly is when the bloodshed first begins.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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This may have been maliciously organized by the Department of Homeland Security to drive home a point.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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The legislation from Attorney General Brenna Bird also raises the penalties for threatening judges or their families and maliciously sharing their personal information.—
Stephen Gruber-Miller,
Des Moines Register,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Contemptuously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemptuously. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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