The adjective contemptible means despicable--deserving of contempt. The adjective contemptuous means scornful--showing or feeling contempt.
(b) According to new biography of General George S. Patton, he was a great man on the movie screen but a _____ bigot in real life.
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Examples:
- "The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore." (Samuel Butler)
- "Many men are contemptuous of riches; few can give them away." (François de La Rochefoucauld)
Practice:
(a) Anyone who has a _____ attitude toward children should never become a teacher.(b) According to new biography of General George S. Patton, he was a great man on the movie screen but a _____ bigot in real life.
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