单词 | contemptibly |
释义 | contemptiblyadv. 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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