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Contemptuousness   Listen
noun
Contemptuousness  n.  Disposition to or manifestion of contempt; insolence; haughtiness.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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... disdain, scorn, sovereign contempt; despisal^, despiciency^; despisement^; vilipendency^, contumely; slight, sneer, spurn, by-word; despect^. contemptuousness &c adj.; scornful eye; smile of contempt; derision &c (disrespect) 929. despisedness [State of being despised]. V. despise, contemn, scorn, disdain, feel contempt for, view with a scornful eye; disregard, slight, not mind; pass by &c (neglect) 460. look ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget



Words linked to "Contemptuousness" :   lordliness, high-handedness, arrogance, hauteur



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