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Little :: Little (a.) Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great; insignificant; contemptible..

Despisal :: Despisal (n.) A despising; contempt.

Hissing :: Hissing (n.) The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and derision.

Revilement :: Revilement (n.) The act of reviling; also, contemptuous language; reproach; abuse..

Contemptible :: Contemptible (a.) Worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean; vile; despicable.

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

Wiseacre :: Wiseacre (v.) One who makes undue pretensions to wisdom; a would-be-wise person; hence, in contempt, a simpleton; a dunce..

Slight :: Slight (n.) The act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate degree of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity..

Cry :: Cry (v. i.) A pack or company of persons; -- in contempt.

Scorn :: Scorn (n.) An act or expression of extreme contempt.

Contemn :: Contemn (v. t.) To view or treat with contempt, as mean and despicable; to reject with disdain; to despise; to scorn..

Shaveling :: Shaveling (n.) A man shaved; hence, a monk, or other religious; -- used in contempt..

Sincere :: Sincere (superl.) Being in reality what it appears to be; having a character which corresponds with the appearance; not falsely assumed; genuine; true; real; as, a sincere desire for knowledge; a sincere contempt for meanness..

Snuff :: Snuff (n.) Resentment, displeasure, or contempt, expressed by a snuffing of the nose..

Counter :: Counter (v. t.) Money; coin; -- used in contempt.

Nickname :: Nickname (n.) A name given in contempt, derision, or sportive familiarity; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation..

Despisable :: Despisable (a.) Despicable; contemptible.

Expose :: Expose (v. t.) To disclose the faults or reprehensible practices of; to lay open to general condemnation or contempt by making public the character or arts of; as, to expose a cheat, liar, or hypocrite..

Fling :: Fling (n.) A trifing matter; an object of contempt.

Sauciness :: Sauciness (n.) The quality or state of being saucy; that which is saucy; impertinent boldness; contempt of superiors; impudence.

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