des|pit´e|ous|ly

des|pit´e|ous|ly
des|pit|e|ous «dehs PIHT ee uhs», adjective. Archaic.
1. contemptuous.
[< variant of Middle English despitous < Anglo-French < Old French despit; see etym. under despite (Cf.despite)]
des|pit´e|ous|ly, adverb.

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  • -dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

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