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magisterial

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

a person who lives at the same time or is about the same age as another //Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were exact contemporaries, actually being born on the same day in 1809
Synonyms

coeval
Related Words

accompaniment companion concomitant
coordinate counterpart equal equivalent match peer rival

contemptuous

adjective

con·temp·tu·ous

kən-ˈtem(p)-chə-wəs -chəs -shwəs -chü-əs

Definition

manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval feeling or showing contempt

Other Words

contemptuously adverb
contemptuousness noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

abhorrent disdainful scornful

Antonyms

admiring applauding appreciative approving

Examples

//loutish tourists who are contemptuous of the ways and traditions of their host countries
//contemptuous comments about the baseball team's pathetic showings

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

probably borrowed from Medieval Latin contemptuōsus, from Latin contemptu-, stem of contemptus contempt + -ōsus -ous

contemptuous

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

feeling or showing open dislike for someone or something regarded as undeserving of respect or concern //loutish tourists who are contemptuous of the ways and traditions of their host countries
Synonyms

abhorrent disdainful scornful
Related Words

Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- a person who lives at the same time or is about the same age as another //Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were exact contemporaries, actually being born on the same day in 1809
  Synonyms
  
  coeval
  Related Words
  
  accompaniment companion concomitant
  coordinate counterpart equal equivalent match peer rival

contemptuous

adjective

con·temp·tu·ous

kən-ˈtem(p)-chə-wəs -chəs -shwəs -chü-əs

Definition

manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval feeling or showing contempt

Other Words

contemptuously adverb
contemptuousness noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

abhorrent disdainful scornful

Antonyms

admiring applauding appreciative approving

Examples

//loutish tourists who are contemptuous of the ways and traditions of their host countries
//contemptuous comments about the baseball team's pathetic showings

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

probably borrowed from Medieval Latin contemptuōsus, from Latin contemptu-, stem of contemptus contempt + -ōsus -ous

contemptuous

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

feeling or showing open dislike for someone or something regarded as undeserving of respect or concern //loutish tourists who are contemptuous of the ways and traditions of their host countries
Synonyms

abhorrent disdainful scornful
Related Words