| He is openly contemptuous of democracy, falling back on arguments about the invincible thickheadedness of many people. |
| They are also vaguely contemptuous of his beady-eyed negotiations regarding fees and wardrobe allowances. |
| By that time, says Mr Brennan, he is contemptuous of the criminal justice system and unafraid of the sanctions it imposes. |
| He liked jazz, preferred informal dress, didn't much care for hunting and shooting, and was openly contemptuous of red carpets. |
| The magazine is pragmatic, plainspoken, populist, contemptuous of the Right's narrowness, and incredulous before the Left's convolutions. |
| If a common man were to dare to be as moody, as contemptuous, and as misanthropical, the world would laugh at him. |
