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General French's
contemptible little army". Hence, in
later years, the
survivors of the
regular army
dubbed themselves "The Old
Contemptibles". No evidence...
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person (regardless of gender) in the
United Kingdom and Ireland, or a
contemptible man in
Australia and New Zealand. In
Australia and New Zealand, it can...
- In
colloquial usage,
contempt usually refers to
either the act of despising, or
having a
general lack of
respect for something. This set of
emotions generally...
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Contempt of
Congress Contempt of
court Contempt of
Parliament The Old
Contemptibles, the
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favoured by us,
above any
other subject of this land,
would have in so
contemptible a sort
broken our
commandment in a
cause that so
greatly touches us in...
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members of the Senate.
Though privately continuing to view
Portugal contemptibly for its
perceived atavistic foreign policy towards Africa, Kissinger...
- Privately, a
senior aide to the King
confided to his diary: "A more
contemptible, cowardly, selfish,
unfeeling dog does not exist ...
There have been...
- who are
considered to be rude, abrasive, inconsiderate, or
otherwise contemptible. In this context, it can be used
interchangeably with jerk, and can also...
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pejorative term
meaning one who is
stupid or foolish, or an obnoxious,
contemptible or
detestable person. The word came into the
English language from Yiddish...
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value or quality,
trivial and
usually boastful or
inaccurate talk or a
contemptible person. It
could also be used to
refer to any
other noun in
general or...
