Webster's Dictionary 1828

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CONTECTION

CONTECTION, noun [Latin] A covering. [Not used.]

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CONTEMN

CONTEMN, verb transitive [Latin, to despise; to drive away.]1. To despise; to consider and treat as mean and despicable; to scorn.In whose eyes a vile person is contemned. Psalm...

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CONTEMNED

CONTEMNED, participle passive Despised; scorned; slighted; neglected, or rejected with disdain.

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CONTEMNER

CONTEMNER, noun One who contemns; a despiser; a scorner.

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CONTEMNING

CONTEMNING, participle present tense Despising; slighting as vile or despicable; neglecting or rejecting, as unworthy of regard.

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CONTEMPER

CONTEMPER, verb transitive [Latin, to mix or temper. See Temper.] To moderate; to reduce to a lower degree by mixture with opposite or different qualities; to temper.The leaves ...

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CONTEMPERAMENT

CONTEMPERAMENT, noun Moderated or qualified degree; a degree of any quality reduced to that of another; temperament.

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CONTEMPERATE

CONTEMPERATE, verb transitive [See Contemper.] To temper; to reduce the quality of, by mixing something opposite or different; to moderate.

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CONTEMPERATION

CONTEMPERATION, noun1. The act of reducing a quality by admixture of the contrary; the act of moderating or tempering.2. Temperament; proportionate mixture; as the contemperamen...

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CONTEMPLATE

CONTEMPLATE, verb transitive [Latin]1. To view or consider with continued attention; to study; to meditate on. This word expresses the attention of the mind, but sometimes in co...

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CONTEMPLATED

CONTEMPLATED, participle passive Considered with attention; meditated on; intended.

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CONTEMPLATING

CONTEMPLATING, participle present tense Considering with continued attention; meditating on; musing.

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CONTEMPLATION

CONTEMPLATION, noun [Latin]1. The act of the mind in considering with attention; meditation; study; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject.CONTEMPLATION is keep...

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CONTEMPLATIVE

CONTEMPLATIVE, adjective1. Given to contemplation, or continued application of the mind to a subject; studious; thoughtful; as a contemplative philosopher, or mind.2. Employed i...

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CONTEMPLATIVELY

CONTEMPLATIVELY, adverb With contemplation; attentively; thoughtfully; with deep attention.

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CONTEMPLATOR

CONTEMPLATOR, noun One who contemplates; one employed in study or meditation; an inquirer after knowledge.

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CONTEMPORANEOUS

CONTEMPORANEOUS, adjective [See Cotemporary.] living or being at the same time.

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CONTEMPORARY

CONTEMPORARY, adjective [Latin, time. For the sake of easier pronunciation and a ore agreeable sound, this word is often changed to cotemporary.] Coetaneous; living at the same ...

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CONTEMPORISE

CONTEMPORISE, verb transitive To make contemporary; to place in the same age or time. [Not used.]

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CONTEMPT

CONTEMPT, noun [Latin See Contemn.]1. The act of despising; the act of viewing or considering and treating as mean, vile and worthless; disdain; hatred of what is mean or deemed...

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CONTEMPTIBLE

CONTEMPTIBLE, adjective [Latin]1. Worthy of contempt; that deserves scorn, or disdain; despicable; mean; vile. Intemperance is a contemptible vice. No plant or animal is so cont...

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CONTEMPTIBLENESS

CONTEMPTIBLENESS, noun The state of being contemptible, or of being despised; despicableness; meanness; vileness.

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CONTEMPTIBLY

CONTEMPTIBLY, adverb In a contemptible manner; meanly; in a manner deserving of contempt.

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CONTEMPTUOUS

CONTEMPTUOUS, adjective Manifesting or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; as contemptuous language or manner; a contemptuous opinion. Applied to men, apt to despise; haug...

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CONTEMPTUOUSLY

CONTEMPTUOUSLY, adverb In a contemptuous manner; with scorn or disdain; despitefully.The apostles and most eminent Christians were poor, and treated contemptuously

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CONTEMPTUOUSNESS

CONTEMPTUOUSNESS, noun Disposition to contempt; act of contempt; insolence; scornfulness; haughtiness.

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CONTEND

CONTEND, verb intransitive [Latin, to stretch. Gr., See Tend, Tenet.]1. To strive, or to strive against; to struggle in opposition.Distress not the Moabites, nor contend with th...