contemptuousadj.

Brit.

/kənˈtɛm(p)tjuːəs/,

/kənˈtɛm(p)tʃʊəs/, U.S.

/kənˈtɛm(pt)ʃ(ʊ)əs/

Forms:

α. 1500s contemptuouse, 1500s–1600s contemptous, 1500s– contemptuous, 1600s contumptuous.

β. 1500s–1600s contempteous.

γ. 1500s–1600s contemptious, 1600s contumptious.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin contemptus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin contemptus (u -stem) contempt n. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier contemptible adj.Compare post-classical Latin contemptuosus (from 9th cent. in British sources). With the β. forms compare -eous suffix; with the γ. forms compare -ious suffix.

1. Law. That shows contempt or disregard for a law, court of law, etc.; spec. that is in contempt of court.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [adjective]

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1517 [implied in: Prouysion Henry VIII 31 May (single sheet) A man of euyll ordre contemptuously disobeyinge the direccion of the kynges hyghnes & his Counsayll. (at contemptuously adv. 1)].

1539 Act 31 Henry VIII c. 8 §6 in Statutes of Realm (1963) III. 727 Everie such wilfull and contemptuouse person, avoydinge or departinge out of this Realme shalbe adjudged a Traytor.

1649 W. Prynne Substance Speech House of Commons 105 Committed to the Prison at New gate..for a seditious and contemptuous avowing, and prosecution of a former Petition and paper.

1769 J. Rayner Inq. Doctr. lately Propagated sig. B A Motion was made for an Attachment against the Defendant for speaking contemptuous Words of the Court.

1869 Canada Law. Jrnl. 5 201/1 What are the acts which courts of justice..are wont to consider as contemptuous?

1962 Michigan Law Rev. 61 285 Contemptuous misconduct under this statute might arise out of disobedience to subpoenas.

2018 Daily Pakistan Today (Nexis) 12 July A video clip of his client was contemptuous and was creating hindrances in legal proceedings.

a. Showing or expressing contempt; full of contempt; scornful, disdainful.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [adjective] > contemptuous

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1534 N. Udall Floures for Latine Spekynge gathered oute of Terence f. 54 The contumelyouse, and dispytefull, and contemptuouse wordes.

1590 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 2nd Pt. sig. J8 Your Maiesty must get some byts for these, To bridle their contemptuous cursing tongues.

1743 E. Law Litigiousness Repugnant to Laws Christianity (octavo ed.) 18 Hard thoughts..which will sometimes break forth into contemptuous language and outrageous treatment.

1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. ii. 19 An air of contemptuous indifference.

1879 ‘E. Garrett’ House by Wks. II. 19 Sometimes she was hard and cold and contemptuous.

1919 Boston Sunday Globe 27 Apr. (Sunday Globe Mag. section) 13/3 Rolver responded with..a smile that was more of a contemptuous sneer of understanding.

2007 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 25 July (Letters section) a13 I cannot help but be angered at such smugly insulting language and the contemptuous dismissal of my own deeply held beliefs.

b. With of and noun or noun phrase, indicating the person or thing treated with contempt.

ΚΠ

1608 B. P. Prentises Practise in Godlinesse ii. vi. f. 43^v Neuer so full of scoffing and derision, neuer so insolent and contemptuous of God and good men.

1718 G. J. Geogr. Epitomiz'd 162 They are for the most part..base Minded, contemptuous of other Nations.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People iii. §5. 140 Men..contemptuous of the principles of English government.

2015 Washington Post (Nexis) 25 Jan. (Sunday Arts section) e16 It's not possible..to be openly contemptuous of others' feelings and still be a good family person.

3. Deserving or provoking contempt; contemptible, despicable. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > condition of being held in contempt > [adjective] > contemptible

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1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. Kiii^v A kynde of men (doubtlesse) most miserable, most slauelike, and most contemptuous.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) i. iii. 86 Contemptuous base-borne Callot as she is.

1719 W. Bond Descr. Four Last Things 135 To redeem So mean, so vile, contemptuous Worms as we.

1904 Railroad Telegrapher June 747/1 The despicable and contemptuous practices that a corporation is willing to resort to in order to illegitimately further its selfish ends.

2010 Australian (Nexis) 17 June 3 Justice Murphy..said the act of throwing a child off a bridge was ‘either insanity, or completely immoral, vile and utterly contemptuous behaviour’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	contemptuous
释义	contemptuousadj. Brit. /kənˈtɛm(p)tjuːəs/, /kənˈtɛm(p)tʃʊəs/, U.S. /kənˈtɛm(pt)ʃ(ʊ)əs/ Forms: α. 1500s contemptuouse, 1500s–1600s contemptous, 1500s– contemptuous, 1600s contumptuous. β. 1500s–1600s contempteous. γ. 1500s–1600s contemptious, 1600s contumptious. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin contemptus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin contemptus (u -stem) contempt n. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier contemptible adj.Compare post-classical Latin contemptuosus (from 9th cent. in British sources). With the β. forms compare -eous suffix; with the γ. forms compare -ious suffix. 1. Law. That shows contempt or disregard for a law, court of law, etc.; spec. that is in contempt of court. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [adjective] lawlessc1394 wantona1425 contemptuous1517 licentious1535 rightless1572 exlegal1602 1517 [implied in: Prouysion Henry VIII 31 May (single sheet) A man of euyll ordre contemptuously disobeyinge the direccion of the kynges hyghnes & his Counsayll. (at contemptuously adv. 1)]. 1539 Act 31 Henry VIII c. 8 §6 in Statutes of Realm (1963) III. 727 Everie such wilfull and contemptuouse person, avoydinge or departinge out of this Realme shalbe adjudged a Traytor. 1649 W. Prynne Substance Speech House of Commons 105 Committed to the Prison at New gate..for a seditious and contemptuous avowing, and prosecution of a former Petition and paper. 1769 J. Rayner Inq. Doctr. lately Propagated sig. B A Motion was made for an Attachment against the Defendant for speaking contemptuous Words of the Court. 1869 Canada Law. Jrnl. 5 201/1 What are the acts which courts of justice..are wont to consider as contemptuous? 1962 Michigan Law Rev. 61 285 Contemptuous misconduct under this statute might arise out of disobedience to subpoenas. 2018 Daily Pakistan Today (Nexis) 12 July A video clip of his client was contemptuous and was creating hindrances in legal proceedings. 2. a. Showing or expressing contempt; full of contempt; scornful, disdainful. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [adjective] > contemptuous ollinga1200 hokerfula1275 scorningc1325 deignousc1330 despitousa1340 disdainousc1374 lightlya1400 scornfula1400 despiteous14.. endeignousc1400 hathlya1425 spitefulc1440 despitefula1450 fastidious?a1475 contemptuous1534 disdainfula1542 huff-nosed1542 lightliful1552 dainful1577 contemptible1594 sdeignful1596 disdained1598 contemptful1604 contemning1605 overlookinga1619 slight1632 slightinga1637 slightya1640 despisable1644 despicable1662 sneering1692 scornful1704 saucy1716 vilipendinga1722 fastidiose1730 unappreciating1833 scorny1836 high-sniffing1837 sniffy1871 sneery1872 sneerful1880 pejorativea1888 dismissive1930 sniffish1933 fuck you1962 1534 N. Udall Floures for Latine Spekynge gathered oute of Terence f. 54 The contumelyouse, and dispytefull, and contemptuouse wordes. 1590 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 2nd Pt. sig. J8 Your Maiesty must get some byts for these, To bridle their contemptuous cursing tongues. 1743 E. Law Litigiousness Repugnant to Laws Christianity (octavo ed.) 18 Hard thoughts..which will sometimes break forth into contemptuous language and outrageous treatment. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. ii. 19 An air of contemptuous indifference. 1879 ‘E. Garrett’ House by Wks. II. 19 Sometimes she was hard and cold and contemptuous. 1919 Boston Sunday Globe 27 Apr. (Sunday Globe Mag. section) 13/3 Rolver responded with..a smile that was more of a contemptuous sneer of understanding. 2007 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 25 July (Letters section) a13 I cannot help but be angered at such smugly insulting language and the contemptuous dismissal of my own deeply held beliefs. b. With of and noun or noun phrase, indicating the person or thing treated with contempt. ΚΠ 1608 B. P. Prentises Practise in Godlinesse ii. vi. f. 43^v Neuer so full of scoffing and derision, neuer so insolent and contemptuous of God and good men. 1718 G. J. Geogr. Epitomiz'd 162 They are for the most part..base Minded, contemptuous of other Nations. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People iii. §5. 140 Men..contemptuous of the principles of English government. 2015 Washington Post (Nexis) 25 Jan. (Sunday Arts section) e16 It's not possible..to be openly contemptuous of others' feelings and still be a good family person. 3. Deserving or provoking contempt; contemptible, despicable. Now rare. 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