contemptuousness
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She glanced at him once with what looked like a hint of contemptuousness and ended without detouring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
This is arrogant moviemaking: its assumption is that the proles will buy their tickets and march unprotestingly through the fun house no matter how evident is the contemptuousness of the barkers.
From Time Magazine Archive
She muttered rather than spoke these few words, but with a contemptuousness of inflection that was most expressive.
From The Faith Doctor A Story of New York by Edward Eggleston
"Mr. Stanhope!" said Henry with an insufferable contemptuousness for which he at once apologized.
From Captivating Mary Carstairs by Raymond Moreau Crosby
Never before had this worthy shown so much insolence and snobbish contemptuousness as on this occasion, but Nejdanov simply ignored him.
From Virgin Soil by R. S. Townsend
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