I had been apt to feel somewhat contemptuous of their rivalries, but when they led to attempted murder, that was another matter.

Is descended from the Rothschilds and is somewhat contemptuous of the rest of the office.

In those days the Com'edie Fran'caise was somewhat contemptuous of Shakespeare.

He was known for being vain, overbearing, and somewhat contemptuous, but many lovers of both sexes often overlooked these flaws.

Weldon's reply came in a hard, somewhat contemptuous tone: "Buskin was loose last night."

He was a shrewd, somewhat contemptuous observer, but gives full accounts of his encounters with Johnson.

"Ask as you like," said Tamurello, smiling in a manner which Visbhume felt might be somewhat contemptuous.

The reference librarian looked somewhat contemptuous, as was indeed, Greg felt, her right.

Gnut was inclined to be somewhat contemptuous.

If Mr. Pott had a weakness, it was, perhaps, that he was rather too submissive to the somewhat contemptuous control and sway of his wife.