contemptuously

🇺🇸 /kənˈtemptʃuəsli/ 🇬🇧 /kənˈtemptʃuəsli/
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adverb
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Behaving in a way that shows you think someone or something is not important or worth respect.

He looked at her with a contemptuous expression and contemptuously dismissed her opinion.

translation

adv. Behaving in a way that shows you think someone or something is not important or worth respect.