Band books

Thy pompous delicacies I contemn.

Milton.

One who contemned divine and human
laws.

Dryden.

Syn. -- To despise; scorn; disdain; spurn; slight;
neglect; underrate; overlook. -- To Contemn,
Despise, Scorn, Disdain. Contemn is
the generic term, and is applied especially to objects,
qualities, etc., which are deemed contemptible, and but rarely to
individuals; to despise is to regard or treat as mean,
unbecoming, or worthless; to scorn is stronger, expressing
a quick, indignant contempt; disdain is still stronger,
denoting either unwarrantable pride and haughtiness or an
abhorrence of what is base.

Con*tem"ner (k&obreve;n*t&ebreve;m"n&etilde;r
or -t&ebreve;m"&etilde;r), n. One
who contemns; a despiser; a scorner. "Contemners of
the gods." South.

Con*tem"ning*ly, adv.
Contemptuously. [R.]

Con*tem"per (k&obreve;n*t&ebreve;m"p&etilde;r),
v. t. [L. contemperare, -
temperatum; con- + temperare to temper.


Pages:
1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893