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单词 contemptibleness
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contemptiblenessn.

Brit. /kənˈtɛm(p)tᵻb(ə)lnɪs/, U.S. /kənˈtɛm(p)təb(ə)lnəs/
Forms: see contemptible adj. and -ness suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: contemptible adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < contemptible adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier contemptibility n.
The quality or condition of being contemptible.
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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
1574 J. Whitgift Def. Aunswere to Admon. 443 The contemptiblenesse of the place, dothe oftentimes bring contempt to the person.
1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety v. 112 The contemptibleness of those baits wherewith he allures us.
1736 Ld. Hervey Mem. Reign Geo. II (1848) I. 52 He did not seem to feel the ridicule or the contemptibleness of his situation.
1865 G. A. Townsend Life, Crime, & Capture of John Wilkes Booth viii. 64 His beard is of a prickly black, with a moustache which does not help his general contemptibleness.
1939 A. Huxley After Many Summer Dies Swan x. 142 The fact that they were still poor was a sufficient proof of their contemptibleness and his own superiority.
2012 @xkat88x 22 June in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Can't believe the contemptibleness of some ppl! If only I had permission they wouldnt know what hit them!!
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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