Word: disdainfully
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...using morality to exclude people and to batter them into certain types of behavior. He was using words to cut off certain groups of people from the "mainstream" of our society. His words did not change anyone's moral decisions, but served only to increase people's disdain for politics...
...obvious disdain for entertainment journalism, in conjunction with his tirelessly busy schedule, has Jones "reading less newspapers and paying less attention to them." It may also be the reason why he rarely gives a warm and chatty type of interview. His cursory style and somewhat austere personality caused The New York Times to write that he "snarls his way to the pinnacle [of his career]" and Time to characterize him as "extraornery...
...star witness to try to convict Lorena. Ironically, pros ecutor Paul Ebert's failure to convict John will make this easier, since it weakens her claim that her act was justified. Dur ing his closing argument last week, Ebert signaled that he could parcel out his disdain with an even hand: "You might say perhaps that these two people deserve each other...
Harvard professors reactions yesterday to the House approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement varied from ringing endorsement to scathing disdain...
None of these arguments are explicitly racist (though some come close). All of them contain an element of legitimate concern, though the concerns are generally answerable. But a subtle disdain for Mexicans seems to underlie Perot's objections...