English → Latin
“contemptuous” in Latin
contemnōto scorn, despise, show contempt; to disparage, consider a person or thing as unimportant or of small value; to disregarfastīdiumloathing, disgust, disdain; squeamishness; fastidiousnesssuperbiapride, haughtiness, arrogance, snobbishness, insolence, lawlessness, wantonness; conceit, vanity; rudeness, discourtesyīnsolēnsunusual; contrary to custom or one’s own custom; arrogant, haughty, insolent
The English word contemptuous itself goes back to Latin contemnō, through contemptus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
contemptuous
contemnens: contemptuous behaviour, fastidium: superbia: insolentia. Vid. PROUD, HAUGHTY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for contemptuous?
- The usual Latin words for “contemptuous” are contemnō, fastīdium, superbia; also īnsolēns. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.