What does contemptuously mean?

contemptuously means "without respect; in a disdainful manner".

How many syllables are in contemptuously?

contemptuously has 4 syllables: con-temp-tuou-sly. The stress falls on "temp". In IPA it is /kənˈtɛmptʃwəsli/.

What is another word for contemptuously?

Close synonyms include disdainfully, scornfully, contumeliously. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is contemptuously a common word?

contemptuously is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

contemptuously — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
without respect; in a disdainful manner
“she spoke of him contemptuously”
Synonymsdisdainfully scornfully contumeliously

Questions about contemptuously

What does contemptuously mean?: contemptuously means "without respect; in a disdainful manner".
How many syllables are in contemptuously?: contemptuously has 4 syllables: con-temp-tuou-sly. The stress falls on "temp". In IPA it is /kənˈtɛmptʃwəsli/.
What is another word for contemptuously?: Close synonyms include disdainfully, scornfully, contumeliously. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is contemptuously a common word?: contemptuously is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for contemptuously come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
without respect; in a disdainful manner
“she spoke of him contemptuously”
Synonymsdisdainfully scornfully contumeliously

Questions about contemptuously

What does contemptuously mean?: contemptuously means "without respect; in a disdainful manner".
How many syllables are in contemptuously?: contemptuously has 4 syllables: con-temp-tuou-sly. The stress falls on "temp". In IPA it is /kənˈtɛmptʃwəsli/.
What is another word for contemptuously?: Close synonyms include disdainfully, scornfully, contumeliously. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is contemptuously a common word?: contemptuously is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Tools

Jump to

Images & video

PDF & writing

Calculate & convert

Health & fitness

AI, code & work

Learn & play

Tool directories

Search

Jump to

Explore AltFTool

Help

Theme

contemptuously

adverb

Questions about contemptuously

Tools

Jump to

Images & video

PDF & writing

Calculate & convert

Health & fitness

AI, code & work

Learn & play

Tool directories

Search

Jump to

Explore AltFTool

Help

Theme

contemptuously

adverb

Questions about contemptuously