Contemptuous vs Contemptuousness - What's the difference?
contemptuous | contemptuousness |
Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.
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As an adjective contemptuous
is showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.As a noun contemptuousness is
the state of being contemptuous.contemptuous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.