contemptuously

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For the federal government, terminating employees so contemptuously, even if the firings ultimately pass legal muster, will likely trigger cultural blowback.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2025

Jackson recalls that his laudatory nickname, Mr. October, was actually coined contemptuously by his teammate, the beloved Yankee captain Thurman Munson, with whom Jackson had an uneasy relationship.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2023

On the recording with the council members, he speaks contemptuously of the current city leadership, calling it “a rudderless ship.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2022

It’s a counterfactual, you can’t know, but you can figure out a lot just by paying careful attention to how well — or coldly, dismissively, contemptuously — you’re treated at home.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2022

“You men think you are freedom fighters,” he said contemptuously.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela