'Contemptuously' definitions:
Definition of 'contemptuously'
From: WordNet
adverb
Without respect; in a disdainful manner; "she spoke of him contemptuously" [syn: contemptuously, disdainfully, scornfully, contumeliously]
Definition of 'Contemptuously'
From: GCIDE
- Contemptuously \Con*temp"tu*ous*ly\, adv. In a contemptuous manner; with scorn or disdain; despitefully. [1913 Webster]
- The apostles and most eminent Christians were poor, and used contemptuously. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]