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Meanings of contemptuous manner in English

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Usage of contemptuous manner in English
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Worse, the word seems almost always being used in a contemptuous manner!
Jamaica Observer
2
At this point Mrs. Dagon coughed in an incredulous and contemptuous manner.
Trumps
3
Some critics have spoken in the same contemptuous manner of history.
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2
4
Gazing at him in a humorously contemptuous manner as he said:
Watch Yourself Go By
5
This was said with a dry tone, and hard, contemptuous manner.
Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia
6
He raised his head, and said, in a contemptuous manner:
The Amulet
7
Fanny snorted in a most contemptuous manner, and tossed her head with great scorn.
Kitty Trenire
8
His contemptuous manner dropped from him, and in eager excitement he leaned forward and exclaimed:
The Adventures of Captain Horn
9
Peter chuckled in the contemptuous manner of a practical man, without sympathy for speculative genius.
A Dream of Empire; Or, The House of Blennerhassett
10
Lupin in a most contemptuous manner, said: "What utter rot."
The Diary of a Nobody
11
Frewen's hands clenched, but he replied quietly, though he was inwardly raging at Keller's contemptuous manner-
John Frewen, South Sea Whaler / 1904
12
The daring and contemptuous manner in which he bade defiance to his enemies excited their deadly hatred.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
13
Tolstoy, in his Fruits of Enlightenment, had shown us through it in his most ferociously contemptuous manner.
Heartbreak House
14
Meantime Colonel Cresswell's lawyer was on his feet, and he adopted his most irritating and contemptuous manner.
The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel
15
Paul was wounded by Tantaine's contemptuous manner.
Caught in the Net
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The contemptuous manner in which I had been received aroused within me a very unusual state of mind.
My Terminal Moraine / 1892
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