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Ranter :: Ranter (n.) One of the Primitive Methodists, who seceded from the Wesleyan Methodists on the ground of their deficiency in fervor and zeal; -- so called in contempt..

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

Profanation :: Profanation (v. t.) The act of violating sacred things, or of treating them with contempt or irreverence; irreverent or too familiar treatment or use of what is sacred; desecration; as, the profanation of the Sabbath; the profanation of a sanctuary; the profanation of the name of God..

Scrag :: Scrag (n.) Something thin, lean, or rough; a bony piece; especially, a bony neckpiece of meat; hence, humorously or in contempt, the neck..

Despicably :: Despicably (adv.) In a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly; as, despicably stingy..

Peat :: Peat (n.) A small person; a pet; -- sometimes used contemptuously.

Bench Warrant :: Bench warrant () A process issued by a presiding judge or by a court against a person guilty of some contempt, or indicted for some crime; -- so called in distinction from a justice's warrant..

Whipstitch :: Whipstitch (n.) A tailor; -- so called in contempt.

Contemptible :: Contemptible (a.) Despised; scorned; neglected; abject.

Obloquy :: Obloquy (n.) Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension.

Clan :: Clan (n.) A clique; a sect, society, or body of persons; esp., a body of persons united by some common interest or pursuit; -- sometimes used contemptuously..

Gibe :: Gibe (v. i.) To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to scoff at; to mock.

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

Spurn :: Spurn (v. i.) To manifest disdain in rejecting anything; to make contemptuous opposition or resistance.

Contemptuousness :: Contemptuousness (n.) Disposition to or manifestion of contempt; insolence; haughtiness.

Fig :: Fig (n.) To insult with a fico, or contemptuous motion. See Fico..

Pulpiteer :: Pulpiteer (n.) One who speaks in a pulpit; a preacher; -- so called in contempt.

Bloody :: Bloody (a.) Infamous; contemptible; -- variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet.

Hiss :: Hiss (v. t.) To condemn or express contempt for by hissing.

Foh :: Foh (interj.) An exclamation of abhorrence or contempt; poh; fle.

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