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showing the feeling that somebody/something is not good enough to deserve your respect or attention
disdainfully
sudden noise and confused activity or excitement
commotion
critical in a bitter or sarcastic way
caustic
the act of preventing something from being successful or being achieved, especially deliberately
sabotage
in a way that is not definite or certain because you may want to change it later
tentatively
to become weaker or less effective
faltered
in a sad or sorry way
ruefully
in a way that shows you refuse to obey somebody/something, sometimes aggressively
defiantly
in an extremely rude way that shows a lack of respect for somebody
insolently
to limit how much somebody/something is allowed to have, especially because there is not enough of it
rationed