- contemptibleness
- noun see contemptible
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
contemptibleness
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Contemptibleness — Con*tempt i*ble*ness, n. The state or quality of being contemptible, or of being despised. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contemptibleness — index ignominy, ill repute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
contemptibleness — See contemptibility. * * * … Universalium
contemptibleness — noun The state or quality of being contemptible … Wiktionary
contemptibleness — n. meanness, despicableness, baseness … English contemporary dictionary
contemptibleness — con·tempt·ible·ness … English syllables
contemptibleness — nə̇s noun ( es) : the quality or state of being contemptible … Useful english dictionary
Contemptibility — Con*tempt i*bil i*ty, n. The quality of being contemptible; contemptibleness. Speed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contemptible — adjective Date: 14th century 1. worthy of contempt 2. obsolete scornful, contemptuous • contemptibility noun • contemptibleness noun • contemptibly adverb Synonyms … New Collegiate Dictionary
contemptible — contemptibility, contemptibleness, n. contemptibly, adv. /keuhn temp teuh beuhl/, adj. 1. deserving of or held in contempt; despicable. 2. Obs. contemptuous. [1350 1400; ME ( < MF) < LL contemptibilis, equiv. to contempt(us) (see CONTEMPT) +… … Universalium
