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The answer CONTEMPTUOUS has 6 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of contemptuous in various dictionaries:
adj - expressing extreme contempt
Manifesting or feeling contempt; scornful.
CONTEMPTUOUS - Contempt, not classified among Paul Ekman's six basic emotions of anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise, is a mixture of disgust and...
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| Scornful |
| Scornful of fashionable costume put on |
| Put on costume, turning arrogant |
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| Manifesting or feeling contempt scornful. |
| showing contempt scornful. |
| expressing extreme contempt |
| Showing contempt scornful. |
| expressing contempt: |
| expressing or feeling a lack of respect: |
| Contemptuous description |
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| Contempt, not classified among Paul Ekman's six basic emotions of anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise, is a mixture of disgust and anger. The word originated in 1393, from the Latin word contemptus meaning "scorn". It is the past participle of contemnere and from com- intensive prefix + temnere "to slight, scorn". The origin is uncertain. Contemptuous appeared in 1529.Robert C. Solomon places contempt on the same continuum as resentment and anger, and he argues that the differences between the three are that resentment is anger directed toward a higher-status individual; anger is directed toward an equal-status individual; and contempt is anger directed toward a lower-status individual. |