Contemptuously

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Contemptuously \Con*temp"tu*ous*ly\, adv.
     In a contemptuous manner; with scorn or disdain;
     despitefully.
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           The apostles and most eminent Christians were poor, and


           used contemptuously.                     --Jer. Taylor.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  contemptuously
       adv : without respect; in a disdainful manner; "she spoke of him
             contemptuously" [syn: {disdainfully}, {scornfully}, {contumeliously},
              {showing contempt}]