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Pshaw :: Pshaw (interj.) Pish! pooch! -- an exclamation used as an expression of contempt, disdain, dislike, etc..

Humph :: Humph (interj.) An exclamation denoting surprise, or contempt, doubt, etc..

Sapient :: Sapient (a.) Wise; sage; discerning; -- often in irony or contempt.

Rhymery :: Rhymery (n.) The art or habit of making rhymes; rhyming; -- in contempt.

Medley :: Medley (n.) A mixture; a mingled and confused mass of ingredients, usually inharmonious; a jumble; a hodgepodge; -- often used contemptuously..

Spindle-shaped :: Spindleshanks (n.) A person with slender shanks, or legs; -- used humorously or in contempt..

License :: License (n.) Excess of liberty; freedom abused, or used in contempt of law or decorum; disregard of law or propriety..

Jade :: Jade (n.) A young woman; -- generally so called in irony or slight contempt.

Despiteous :: Despiteous (a.) Feeling or showing despite; malicious; angry to excess; cruel; contemptuous.

Snub :: Snub (v. t.) To treat with contempt or neglect, as a forward or pretentious person; to slight designedly..

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

Whelp :: Whelp (n.) A child; a youth; -- jocosely or in contempt.

Defy :: Defy (v. t.) To provoke to combat or strife; to call out to combat; to challenge; to dare; to brave; to set at defiance; to treat with contempt; as, to defy an enemy; to defy the power of a magistrate; to defy the arguments of an opponent; to defy public opinion..

Pettifogulize :: Pettifogulize (v. i.) To act as a pettifogger; to use contemptible tricks.

Contumely :: Contumely (n.) Rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt; scornful insolence; despiteful treatment; disdain; contemptuousness in act or speech; disgrace.

Trample :: Trample (v. i.) To tread in contempt; -- with on or upon.

Spalpeen :: Spalpeen (n.) A scamp; an Irish term for a good-for-nothing fellow; -- often used in good-humored contempt or ridicule.

Ludicrous :: Ludicrous (a.) Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt; sportive..

Curtain :: Curtain (n.) A flag; an ensign; -- in contempt.

Libelous :: Libelous (a.) Containing or involving a libel; defamatory; containing that which exposes some person to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule; as, a libelous pamphlet..

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