New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: contemptuously · contentious · contemporaneous · contempt · contemptible · contemptibly · conterminous · contiguous · continuous · contemplation

contemptuous

adjectivedímheasúil adj2 c m udrochmheasúil adj2 c m utarcaisneach adj1 c m uhe gave me a contemptuous look d'fhéach sé go drochmheasúil ormthey showed a contemptuous disregard for us dímheas a bhí acu orainn, ní raibh meas madra acu orainnthey're contemptuous of the language níl meas dá laghad acu ar an teanga, níl acu ach an tarcaisne don teanga

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'Sure,' she said, with a contemptuous toss of her head 'Cinnte,' ar sise, agus a ceann á chaitheamh siar go tarcaisneach aici

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