† despisablenessn.
Obsolete.
a. Despicable condition.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > condition of being held in contempt > [noun] > state or quality of being contemptible
shendfulness?c1225
wretchdom?c1225
wretchedness1389
caitifhedea1400
vilitya1425
despectuousness1447
lousiness1530
scornfulness1535
meanness1556
contemptibleness1574
worthlessness1604
contemptibility1611
caitifness1649
despicableness1653
pitifulness1670
despisableness1673
paltriness1727
shabbiness1827
despicability1830
piggery1854
wormishness1925
shittiness1929
scuzziness1980
1673 J. Flavell Fountain of Life xxx. 403 The outward meanness, and despiseableness of his condition.
b. Contemptuousness.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [noun] > state or quality of being contemptuous
deignoushedec1330
despitefulness1535
scornfulness1535
disdainfulness1548
contemptuousness1574
despisableness1613
despisingness1625
slightingness1683
contemptibility?1794
sneerfulness1873
sniffiness1927
snottiness1973
dismissiveness1980
1613 A. Sherley Relation Trav. Persia 99 A direct despisablenesse of his Person and Authority.
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