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单词 contemptibly
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contemptiblyadv.

Brit. /kənˈtɛm(p)tᵻbli/, U.S. /kənˈtɛm(p)təbli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: contemptible adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < contemptible adj. + -ly suffix2. With sense 2 compare earlier contemptuously adv.
1. In a manner deserving of contempt; despicably; disgracefully.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > condition of being held in contempt > [adverb]
hokerly?c1225
caitiflyc1425
contemptiblya1438
villainously1484
scabbedly1548
sneakishly1560
miserably1585
contemnedly1594
pitifully1601
dirtilya1631
worthlessly1637
mangilya1640
projectedly1660
despicablya1691
shabbily1755
unsolidly1755
worm-like1814
scrubbily1891
motherfucking1966
a1438 Bk. Margery Kempe (1940) i. 190 Þan had owr Lady & sche meche sorwe & gret peyn to se þe lombe of jnnocencye so contemptibly be haldyn & drawyn wyth hys owyn pepil.
a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. F3v Nothing can more open his eyes, then to finde his own actions contemptibly set forth.
1631 R. Brathwait Whimzies 89 She dyes neither very rich nor contemptibly poore.
1814 J. B. Scott Diary 17 Sept. in E. Mann Englishman at Home & Abroad (1930) iii. 81 French and Italian illuminations are contemptibly poor and shabby.
1913 G. S. Mason & J. N. Hilliard Bear's Claws viii. 146 When she married John Savidge because she wanted to see the world and taste adventure, she had behaved contemptibly.
2015 Times (Nexis) 4 Apr. (Features section) 82 A contemptibly lazy, not to mention cynically ignorant, attitude towards the democratic process.
2. In a manner expressive or indicative of contempt; with contempt; contemptuously.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [adverb] > contemptuously
lightlyOE
scornlichec1300
despitouslyc1320
hokerfullyc1330
scornfullyc1380
despisantly1389
deignouslyc1440
scorninglyc1440
contemningly1471
a-scornc1485
disdaininglyc1485
despiteouslya1500
disdainouslya1513
disdainishly?1529
a-swash1530
contemptuously1530
disdainfullya1533
despitefully1535
disdainedly1535
contemptibly1577
snuffingly1577
floutingly1580
despisingly1591
slightly1601
indignantly1602
contemptedly1605
overly1610
slightfully1627
despicably1637
slightingly1654
contemnibly1702
sneeringly1711
slightily1740
snottily1864
sniffingly1873
sufficiently1893
sniffily1902
pooh-poohingly1903
dismissively1922
1577 W. Fulke Overthrow & Confut. Doctr. Purgatory i. Pref. 25 in Two Treat. against Papistes That..which the spirite of God nameth an vndefiled bed, dare you terme it contemptibly a couch for delicate persons ease?
1678 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 131 He..hath spoke contemptibly of his honourable Friends.
1714 J. Swift Some Free Thoughts upon Present State Affairs (1741) 22 He was treated contemptibly enough by the young Princes of France.
1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. I. vi. 321 The French ambassadors..thought most contemptibly of the king.
1939 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 12 Mar. 28/2 In 1671 John Cowan was indicted at court by Gov. Prence for speaking contemptibly of English royalty.
a2004 A. Cooke Amer. Home Front (2006) iii. 48 Many of the natives said contemptibly that these invaders weren't Hoosiers and never would be.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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