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Contemptuous :: Contemptuous (a.) Manifesting or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; haughty; insolent; disdainful.

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

Forsooth :: Forsooth (adv.) In truth; in fact; certainly; very well; -- formerly used as an expression of deference or respect, especially to woman; now used ironically or contemptuously..

Despisingly :: Despisingly (adv.) Contemptuously.

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

Pshaw :: Pshaw (v. i.) To express disgust or contemptuous disapprobation, as by the exclamation Pshaw!.

Indignity :: Indignity (n.) Any action toward another which manifests contempt for him; an offense against personal dignity; unmerited contemptuous treatment; contumely; incivility or injury, accompanied with insult..

Contemptible :: Contemptible (a.) Insolent; scornful; contemptuous.

Contempt :: Contempt (n.) Disobedience of the rules, orders, or process of a court of justice, or of rules or orders of a legislative body; disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent language or behavior in presence of a court, tending to disturb its proceedings, or impair the respect due to its authority..

Disdain :: Disdain (v. i.) To be filled with scorn; to feel contemptuous anger; to be haughty.

Sneer :: Sneer (v. t.) To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to utter with a sneer; to say sneeringly; as, to sneer fulsome lies at a person..

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

Noddle :: Noddle (n.) The head; -- used jocosely or contemptuously.

Flirt :: Flirt (v. i.) To utter contemptuous language, with an air of disdain; to jeer or gibe..

Contemningly :: Contemningly (adv.) Contemptuously.

Despite :: Despite (n.) Malice; malignity; spite; malicious anger; contemptuous hate.

Beggar :: Beggar (n.) One who is dependent upon others for support; -- a contemptuous or sarcastic use.

Lamentable :: Lamentable (a.) Miserable; pitiful; paltry; -- in a contemptuous or ridiculous sense.

Reproach :: Reproach (v. t.) To attribute blame to; to allege something disgraceful against; to charge with a fault; to censure severely or contemptuously; to upbraid.

Snag :: Snag (n.) A tooth projecting beyond the rest; contemptuously, a broken or decayed tooth..

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