a. Manifesting or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; haughty; insolent; disdainful. [ 1913 Webster ]
A proud, contemptuous behavior. Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]
Savage invective and contemptuous sarcasm. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
Rome . . . entertained the most contemptuous opinion of the Jews. Atterbury.
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 ]
n. Disposition to or manifestion of contempt; insolence; haughtiness. [ 1913 Webster ]