con|tempt|i|bil|i|ty

con|tempt|i|bil|i|ty
con|tempt|i|bil|i|ty «kuhn TEHMP tuh BIHL uh tee», noun.
1. the quality or state of being contemptible; contemptibleness.
2. Obsolete. contemptuousness.

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  • contemptible — con•tempt•i•ble [[t]kənˈtɛmp tə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) deserving of or held in contempt 2) Obs. contemptuous • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME (< MF) < LL con•tempt i•bil′i•ty, con•tempt′i•ble•ness, n. con•tempt′i•bly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • Contemptibility — Con*tempt i*bil i*ty, n. The quality of being contemptible; contemptibleness. Speed. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • AT — AT; At; at·a·bal; At·a·brine; at·a·cam·ite; at·a·man; at·a·mas·co; at·ap; at·a·raxy; at·a·vic; at·a·vist; at·a·vis·tic; at·a·vus; at·el·ec·ta·sis; at·e·les; at·e·les·tite; at·fa·la·ti; at·i·ko·ka·nia; at·ka; at·lan·tad; at·lan·tal; at·lan·tic;… …   English syllables

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  • un — un·abridged; un·accountable; un·answered; un·aware; un·balance; un·be; un·believe; un·bending; un·blown; un·bolted; un·bound; un·cal·low; un·certain; un·cial; un·ci·form; un·cle; un·clean·ly; un·co; un·collectible; un·comely; un·common;… …   English syllables

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