contemptibly

Meanings

• showing or evidencing contempt; scornful, derisive, mocking, insulting, sneering, disdainful, dismissive.

  - "She gave him a contemptible look."
  - "His contemptible behavior towards women is well-known."
  - "The contemptibly arrogant king refused to acknowledge the presence of his subjects."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with contemptibly
contemptibly , definitely , constantly , vastly , mastiffly , hastily , timidly , residually , idolatically , obligatorily , perpetually , prestidigitatorily

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Variants

List of all variants of contemptibly that leads to same result
contemptibilities , contemptibility , contemptible , contemptibleness , contemptiblenesses , contemptibly

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The word 'contemptibly' is an adverb that comes from the adjective 'contemptible'. The word 'contemptible' itself comes from the Latin word 'contemnere', which means 'to scorn, to despise'. So, the word 'contemptibly' essentially means 'in a contemptible way' or 'in a way that shows contempt'.

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