CONTEMPTIBLY

Meaning of CONTEMPTIBLY in English

[adverb]The government have made contemptibly little effort to improve the situation.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

CONTEMPTIBLY — adverb see: contemptible
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CONTEMPTIBLY — kənˈtem(p)təblē, -li adverb 1. : in a contemptible manner 2. obsolete : contemptuously
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTEMPTIBLY — (adv.) In a contemptible manner.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTEMPTIBLY — ( adv. ) In a contemptible manner.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTEMPTIBLY — adv. disdainfully, scornfully; despicably, detestably
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CONTEMPTIBLY — see contemptible
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONTEMPTIBLY — adv in a contemptible manner.
Webster English vocab
CONTEMPTIBLY — adv. презренно
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CONTEMPTIBLY — adv. презренно
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MEASLY — adjective (measlier; -est) Date: 1687 infected with measles, 2. containing larval tapeworms, infested with trichinae, contemptibly small
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CRAVEN — adjective Etymology: Middle English cravant Date: 13th century defeated, vanquished, lacking the least bit of courage ; contemptibly fainthearted, see: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CONTEMPTIBLE — adjective Date: 14th century worthy of contempt, scornful , contemptuous , contemptibility noun ~ness noun contemptibly adverb Synonyms: see: ~
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BEGGARLY — adjective Date: 1526 contemptibly mean, scant, petty, or paltry, befitting or resembling a beggar, beggarliness noun
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SAD
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PETTY — I. ˈped.]ē, -et], ]i\ adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English pety small, minor, alteration of petit 1. : having …
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MISERABLE — I. ˈmizərbəl, -z(ə)rəb- adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin miserabilis wretched, pitiable, from miserari to lament, pity …
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MEAN — I. ˈmēn adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English mene, from imene, from Old English gemǣne; akin to Old High …
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LITTLE — I. ˈlid. ə l, -it ə l sometimes when not heavily stressed (ˌ)lil esp when a vowel follows adjective ( …
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JERKY — I. jerky ˈjərkē, ˈjə̄k-, ˈ-jə̇ik-, -ki adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: jerk (II) + -y 1. a. : moving along …
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CRAVEN
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MEASLY — ˈmēz(ə)lē, -li adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: measles + -y 1. : infected with measles 2. of meat or an …
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LOUSILY — ˈlau̇zə̇lē, -li adverb : in a lousy manner : meanly , contemptibly
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JERKWATER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective or jerk Etymology: jerk (I) + water; from the fact that rural trains took on water that was …
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DECRY — də̇ˈkrī, dēˈ- transitive verb Etymology: French décrier, from Old French descrier, from des- de- + crier to cry — more …
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DESPICABLY — (adv.) In a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly; as, despicably stingy.
Английский словарь Webster
DESPICABLY — ( adv. ) In a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly; as, despicably stingy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWILL — — swiller , n. /swil/ , n. 1. liquid or partly liquid food for animals, esp. kitchen refuse given to …
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SLEAZY — — sleazily , adv. — sleaziness , n. /slee"zee, slay"zee/ , adj., sleazier, sleaziest . 1. contemptibly low, mean, or …
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PIPSQUEAK — /pip"skweek'/ , n. Informal. a contemptibly small or unimportant person; a twerp. [ 1895-1900; PIP 4 + SQUEAK ]
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PIKER — /puy"keuhr/ , n. Informal. 1. a person who does anything in a contemptibly small or cheap way. 2. a stingy, …
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PATHETIC — — pathetically , adv. — patheticalness , n. /peuh thet"ik/ adj. 1. causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; …
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Cambridge English vocab

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