See contemptuous on Wiktionary
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nadménnyj",
"sense": "showing contempt",
"word": "надме́нный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prezrítelʹnyj",
"sense": "showing contempt",
"word": "презри́тельный"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "prezýrlyvyj",
"sense": "showing contempt",
"word": "прези́рливий"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "znevážlyvyj",
"sense": "showing contempt",
"word": "знева́жливий"
}
],
"word": "contemptuous"
}
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