contemptuously Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adverb without respect; in a disdainful manner
    disdainfully; contumeliously; scornfully.
    • she spoke of him contemptuously

WordNet

Con*temp"tu*ous*ly adverb
Definitions
  1. In a contemptuous manner; with scorn or disdain; despitefully.
    The apostles and most eminent Christians were poor, and used contemptuously. Jer. Taylor.

Webster 1913