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contemptibleness|kənˈtɛm(p)tɪb(ə)lnɪs| [f. prec. + -ness.] The quality of being contemptible; contemptibility.
1574Whitgift Def. Aunsw. 443 (R.) The contemptiblenesse of the place, dothe oftentimes bring contempt to the person. 1667Decay Chr. Piety v. ⁋29 The contemptibleness of those baits wherewith he allures us. 1736Hervey Mem. I. 52 He did not seem to feel the ridicule or the contemptibleness of his situation. 1822Coleridge Lett. Convers. II. 99 The unspeakable contemptibleness of this gentlemanly counterfeit of it [true honour]. |