† despisingnessn.
Obsolete.
Contemptuousness.
ΘΚΠ
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
1625 F. Markham Bk. Honour i. vi. 23 Riches rightly vsed, rather with a despisingnesse then a desire.
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