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Litter :: Litter (v. t.) To give birth to; to bear; -- said of brutes, esp. those which produce more than one at a birth, and also of human beings, in abhorrence or contempt..

Libel :: Libel (v. t.) To defame, or expose to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule, by a writing, picture, sign, etc.; to lampoon..

Puppet :: Puppet (n.) One controlled in his action by the will of another; a tool; -- so used in contempt.

Shame :: Shame (n.) Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonor; ignominy; derision; contempt.

Despisable :: Despisable (a.) Despicable; contemptible.

Mean :: Mean (superl.) Of little value or account; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.

Avaunt :: Avaunt (interj.) Begone; depart; -- a word of contempt or abhorrence, equivalent to the phrase Get thee gone..

Lousy :: Lousy (a.) Mean; contemptible; as, lousy knave..

Swaddling :: Swaddler (n.) A term of contempt for an Irish Methodist.

Contemptibleness :: Contemptibleness (n.) The state or quality of being contemptible, or of being despised..

Insect :: Insect (n.) Fig.: Any small, trivial, or contemptible person or thing..

Reproach :: Reproach (v.) The act of reproaching; censure mingled with contempt; contumelious or opprobrious language toward any person; abusive reflections; as, severe reproach..

Dandyling :: Dandyling (n.) A little or insignificant dandy; a contemptible fop.

Scout :: Scout (v. t.) To reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; as, to scout an idea or an apology..

Flirt :: Flirt (v. t.) To jeer at; to treat with contempt; to mock.

Tit :: Tit (n.) A woman; -- used in contempt.

Contempt :: Contempt (n.) An act or expression denoting contempt.

Audacious :: Audacious (a.) Committed with, or proceedings from, daring effrontery or contempt of law, morality, or decorum..

Derision :: Derision (n.) The act of deriding, or the state of being derided; mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds one up to ridicule..

Corpse :: Corpse (n.) A human body in general, whether living or dead; -- sometimes contemptuously..

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