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Puff :: Puff (v. t.) To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.

Litter :: Litter (v. t.) To give birth to; to bear; -- said of brutes, esp. those which produce more than one at a birth, and also of human beings, in abhorrence or contempt..

Bah :: Bah (interj.) An exclamation expressive of extreme contempt.

Pretty :: Pretty (superl.) Mean; despicable; contemptible; -- used ironically; as, a pretty trick; a pretty fellow..

Disesteem :: Disesteem (v. t.) To feel an absence of esteem for; to regard with disfavor or slight contempt; to slight.

Outfling :: Outfling (n.) A gibe; a contemptuous remark.

Fleer :: Fleer () To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn; to deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe; as, to fleer and flout..

Shame :: Shame (n.) Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonor; ignominy; derision; contempt.

Geck :: Geck (n.) Scorn, derision, or contempt..

Hooker :: Hooker (n.) A sailor's contemptuous term for any antiquated craft.

Contumely :: Contumely (n.) Rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt; scornful insolence; despiteful treatment; disdain; contemptuousness in act or speech; disgrace.

Beggarly :: Beggarly (a.) In the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely indigent; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible..

Carcass :: Carcass (n.) The living body; -- now commonly used in contempt or ridicule.

Jade :: Jade (v. t.) To make ridiculous and contemptible.

Spindle-shaped :: Spindleshanks (n.) A person with slender shanks, or legs; -- used humorously or in contempt..

Despite :: Despite (n.) To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously.

Flunky :: Flunky (n.) A contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman.

Tripe :: Tripe (n.) The entrails; hence, humorously or in contempt, the belly; -- generally used in the plural..

Flirt :: Flirt (v. t.) To jeer at; to treat with contempt; to mock.

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..

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