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Byword :: Byword (n.) The object of a contemptuous saying.

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

Puritanical :: Puritanical (a.) Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; -- often used by way of reproach or contempt.

Talker :: Talker (n.) A loquacious person, male or female; a prattler; a babbler; also, a boaster; a braggart; -- used in contempt or reproach..

Contemptibly :: Contemptibly (adv.) In a contemptible manner.

Fleer :: Fleer () To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn; to deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe; as, to fleer and flout..

Scrub :: Scrub (a.) Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.

Tossy :: Tossy (a.) Tossing the head, as in scorn or pride; hence, proud; contemptuous; scornful; affectedly indifferent; as, a tossy commonplace..

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

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

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

Redoubtable :: Redoubtable (a.) Formidable; dread; terrible to foes; as, a redoubtable hero; hence, valiant; -- often in contempt or burlesque..

Pooh :: Pooh (interj.) Pshaw! pish! nonsense! -- an expression of scorn, dislike, or contempt..

Arrogance :: Arrogance (n.) The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant claims of rank, dignity, estimation, or power, or which exalts the worth or importance of the person to an undue degree; proud contempt of others; lordliness; haughtiness; self-assumption; presumption..

Bantling :: Bantling (n.) A young or small child; an infant. [Slightly contemptuous or depreciatory..

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

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

Detest :: Detest (v. t.) To hate intensely; to abhor; to abominate; to loathe; as, we detest what is contemptible or evil..

Teague :: Teague (n.) An Irishman; -- a term used in contempt.

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

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