Contemptibly
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In a contemptible manner; meanly; in a manner deserving of contempt.
Contemptuously. See
contemptible
, 3.
Synonyms
Meanly, basely, abjectly, vilely, despicably. See
contemptible
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adverb.
In a contemptible manner.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adverb.
In a
contemptible
manner.
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adverb.
in a manner deserving contempt
Word Usage
"To represent or speak of as contemptibly small or unimportant; disparage: a person who belittled our efforts to do the job right."