Contempt

Chamber's Twientieth Century Dictionary · 1908 · p. 24

kon-tempt′, n. scorn: disgrace: ( law ) disregard of the rules or an offence against the dignity of a court (with of , for ).— ns. Contemptibil′ity , Contempt′iblene .— adj. Contempt′ible , despicable.— adv. Contempt′ibly .— adj. Contempt′uous , haughty, scornful.— adv. Contempt′uously .— n. Contempt′uousne . [See Contemn .]