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contemnere and from con-
intensive prefix +
temnere "to slight, scorn";
contemptuous appeared in 1529.
Ekman and
Friesen (1986)
identified a
specific facial...
- than
being compensatory, at
common law
damages may
instead be nominal,
contemptuous or exemplary.
Among the Saxons, a
monetary value called a
weregild was...
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derogatory (critical or disrespectful),
pejorative (disapproving or
contemptuous), or
insulting manner.
Giaour Word for a
person who is not Muslim, but...
- with the Enemy",
after years of
being mentioned. A loud, high-pitched
contemptuous woman, she
neglects her son. She
implies she
misses Nelson's
father (who...
- his own
admission on "fast women"
rather than
studying and whom Lee
contemptuously noted had been
awarded a
degree at
Cambridge that he did not deserve...
- of
depriving something of its
sacred character, or the disrespectful,
contemptuous, or
destructive treatment of that
which is held to be
sacred or holy...
-
villa taken from Jews. Lucas,
Matthews and Remy
though describe the
contemptuous and
angry reaction of
Rommel towards Dietrich's act and the lootings...
-
other personality traits,
including self-esteem, entitlement, and
contemptuousness. Self-esteem
While the
exact difference between high self-esteem and...
-
reminds him of his mother, who he says is "a Joan" at her job: he
speaks contemptuously about and to Joan,
alleging she got her job by
having **** with men in...
-
Capability Immaturity Model (CIMM) in
software engineering is a
parody acronym, a semi-serious
effort to
provide a
contrast to the
Capability Maturity...
