| The magazine is pragmatic, plainspoken, populist, contemptuous of the Right's narrowness, and incredulous before the Left's convolutions. |
| He liked jazz, preferred informal dress, didn't much care for hunting and shooting, and was openly contemptuous of red carpets. |
| It's about the contemptuous glances, angry passenger rants and abusive bosses who rack up discipline slips and are stingy about sick days. |
| They are also vaguely contemptuous of his beady-eyed negotiations regarding fees and wardrobe allowances. |
| He is openly contemptuous of democracy, falling back on arguments about the invincible thickheadedness of many people. |
| So Charlotte, who was contemptuous of him knowing the right answer but acting dumb to keep in with his mates, is his only hope. |
