contemptuosity
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contemptuosity
Where it comes from
From contemptu(ous) + -osity.
noun contemptuosities
- The state of being contemptuous. That the said Mr. Cornelius Dalton persisted, notwithstanding this great act of contemptuosity and discouragement to his creditable and industrious endeavours, to expend, upon the aforesaid farm, in solid and valuable improvements, a sum of seven hundred pounds and upwards, in building, draining enc
- Someone or something that is contemptuous. And now, if all the devices made use of on the occasion we have suggested—scowls, contemptuosities, cries of “humbug,” “devil in’t,“ charlatanry, and the hue and cry of editors, D. D.’s, M. D.’s, priests, lawyers, fashionability of churches, etc., put into grand action for reversing the mighty curre
Similar: contemptuousness
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noun
Similar: contemptuousness
Talk about this word "contemptuosity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/contemptuosity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. contemptuosity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/contemptuosity "contemptuosity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/contemptuosity.Cite this
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title = {contemptuosity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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