Proud and contemptuous (8)
I believe the answer is:
arrogant
'proud and contemptuous' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for arrogant that I've seen before include "Proud and overbearing, feeling superior" , "Self-important and overbearing" , "Having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance" , "Overbearingly proud" , "Overweening" .)