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Search phrase: contemptuous

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Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.81Contemptuous base-born callet as she is,Contemptuous base-borne Callot as she is,
King Edward IIIE3 V.i.9Contemptuous villains, call ye now for truce?Gontemptuous villaines, call ye now for truce?
King JohnKJ II.i.384The flinty ribs of this contemptuous city.The flintie ribbes of this contemptuous Citie,

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bratchild [not always with contemptuous connotation]
brockbadger [contemptuous]; stinker, dirty rat
caitiff[sympathetic or contemptuous] miserable wretch, wretched creature
contemptuouscontemptible, despicable, loathsome
contumeliouscontemptuous, arrogant, insolent
counter[contemptuous] coin, bit of change
counter-caster[contemptuous] one who works things out with the help of counters, arithmetician
curdog, mastiff, watch-dog [without a contemptuous sense]
dirt[contemptuous] land
gamesterathlete [contemptuous], fun-lover
hedge-priest[contemptuous] roadside cleric, uneducated priest
hoydayexclamation of contemptuous surprise, impatience
jade[contemptuous] wretch, worthless individual
marry trap with you[unclear meaning] insulting or contemptuous exclamation
mountaineer[often contemptuous] mountain-dweller, native of the mountains
pilcher[contemptuous] scabbard
plum porridge[contemptuous, for the type of person who would eat] rich, fruity porridge [= heavy, lumbering individual]
pullet-sperm[contemptuous] poultry-seed, egg
slightoffhand, dismissive, contemptuous
spurncontemptuous treatment, scornful rejection
squire[contemptuous] servant, follower, attendant
squire[contemptuous] fellow
swain[contemptuous] rustic, yokel, fellow
tallow-face[contemptuous] face as pale as wax
thing[contemptuous] being, creature, base thing
wagtail[contemptuous form of address] tail-wagger, bower and scraper
Winchester goose[contemptuous] groin swelling caused by venereal disease [one Bishop of Winchester licensed brothels in London]

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athlete [contemptuous]gamester
badger [contemptuous]brock
being [contemptuous]thing
contemptuouscontumelious
contemptuousslight
contemptuous treatmentspurn
fellow [contemptuous]squire
tail-wagger [contemptuous form of address]wagtail
treatment, contemptuousspurn

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Family...her and sire and dam are also used as a contemptuous way of referrring to a father and mothe...

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