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Insignificant :: Insignificant (a.) Without weight of character or social standing; mean; contemptible; as, an insignificant person..

Low-lived :: Low-lived (a.) Characteristic of, or like, one bred in a low and vulgar condition of life; mean dishonorable; contemptible; as, low-lived dishonesty..

Fig :: Fig (n.) The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; -- used in scorn or contempt..

Preachman :: Preachman (n.) A preacher; -- so called in contempt.

Puff :: Puff (v. t.) To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.

Carpetbagger :: Carpetbagger (n.) An adventurer; -- a term of contempt for a Northern man seeking private gain or political advancement in the southern part of the United States after the Civil War (1865).

Dog :: Dog (n.) A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a lazy dog..

Sneer :: Sneer (v. i.) To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression..

Poh :: Poh (interj.) An exclamation expressing contempt or disgust; bah .

Sophist :: Sophist (n.) One of a class of men who taught eloquence, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece; especially, one of those who, by their fallacious but plausible reasoning, puzzled inquirers after truth, weakened the faith of the people, and drew upon themselves general hatred and contempt..

Doughface :: Doughface (n.) A contemptuous nickname for a timid, yielding politician, or one who is easily molded..

Outfling :: Outfling (n.) A gibe; a contemptuous remark.

Sneer :: Sneer (v. i.) To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak derisively.

Nickname :: Nickname (n.) A name given in contempt, derision, or sportive familiarity; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation..

Contumacy :: Contumacy (n.) A willful contempt of, and disobedience to, any lawful summons, or to the rules and orders of court, as a refusal to appear in court when legally summoned..

Levite :: Levite (n.) A priest; -- so called in contempt or ridicule.

Foolish :: Foolish (a.) Absurd; ridiculous; despicable; contemptible.

Volow :: Volow (v. t.) To baptize; -- used in contempt by the Reformers.

Puritan :: Puritan (n.) One who is scrupulous and strict in his religious life; -- often used reproachfully or in contempt; one who has overstrict notions.

Fling :: Fling (n.) A trifing matter; an object of contempt.

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