Webster's Dictionary 1913

2323

Despecification

De‐spec′i‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n. Discrimination.

2324

Despect

De‐spect″ (?), n. [L. despectus, fr. despicere. See Despite, n.] Contempt. Coleridge.

2325

Despection

De‐spec″tion (?), n. [L. despectio.] A looking down; a despising. W. Montagu.

2326

Despeed

De‐speed″ (?), v. t. To send hastily.Despeeded certain of their crew. Speed.

2327

Despend

De‐spend″ (?), v. t. To spend; to squander. See Dispend.Some noble men in Spain can despend £50,000. Howell.

2328

Desperado

Des′per‐a″do (?), n.; pl.Desperadoes (#). [OSp. desperado, p. p. of desperar, fr. L. desperare. See Desperate.] A reckless, furious man; a person urged by furious passions, and ...

2329

Desperate

Des″per‐ate (?), a. [L. desperatus, p. p. of desperare. See Despair, and cf. Desperado.] 1. Without hope; given to despair; hopeless.I am desperate of obtaining her. Shak.2. Bey...

2330

Desperate (2)

Des″per‐ate, n. One desperate or hopeless.

2331

Desperately

Des″per‐ate‐ly, adv. In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly; extremely; as, the troops fought desperately.She fell desperately in love with him. A...

2332

Desperateness

Des″per‐ate‐nessn. Desperation; virulence.

2333

Desperation

Des′per‐a″tion (?), n. [L. desperatio: cf. OF. desperation.] 1. The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.This desperation of success chills all our indus...

2334

Despicability

Des′pi‐ca‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. Despicableness. Carlyle.

2335

Despicable

Des″pi‐ca‐ble (?), a. [L. despicabilis, fr. despicari to despise; akin to despicere. See Despise.] Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless; as, a de...

2336

Despicableness

Des″pi‐ca‐ble‐ness, n. The quality of being despicable; meanness; vileness; worthlessness.

2337

Despicably

Des″pi‐ca‐bly (?), adv. In a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly; as, despicably stingy.

2338

Despiciency

Des‐pi″cien‐cy (?), n. [L. despicientia. See Despise.] A looking down; despection.

2339

Despisable

De‐spis″a‐ble (?), a. [Cf. OF. despisable.] Despicable; contemptible.

2340

Despisal

De‐spis″al (?), n. A despising; contempt.A despisal of religion. South.

2341

Despise

De‐spise″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Despised (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Despising.] [OF. despis-, in some forms of despire to despise, fr. L. despicere, despectum, to look down upon, des...

2342

Despisedness

De‐spis″ed‐ness, n. The state of being despised.

2343

Despisement

De‐spise″ment (?), n. A despising. Holland.

2344

Despiser

De‐spis″er (?), n. One who despises; a contemner; a scorner.

2345

Despisingly

De‐spis″ing‐ly, adv. Contemptuously.

2346

Despite

De‐spite″ (?), n. [OF. despit, F. dépit, fr. L. despectus contempt, fr. despicere. See Despise, and cf. Spite, Despect.] 1. Malice; malignity; spite; malicious anger; contemptuo...

2347

Despite (2)

De‐spite″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Despited; p. pr. & vb. n.Despiting.] [OF. despitier, fr. L. despectare, intens. of despicere. See Despite, n.] To vex; to annoy; to offend cont...

2348

Despite (3)

De‐spite″, prep. In spite of; against, or in defiance of; notwithstanding; as, despite his prejudices.Syn. — See Notwithstanding.

2349

Despiteful

De‐spite″ful (?), a. [See Despite, and cf. Spiteful.] Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate; malicious. — De‐spite″ful‐ly, adv. — De‐spite″ful‐ness, n.Haters o...