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contemningly

contemningly adverb: with contempt.

Adverb

contemningly (comparative more contemningly, superlative most contemningly)

  1. (archaic) With contempt.

Forms of contemningly

comparativemore contemningly
superlativemost contemningly

Origin of contemningly

From contemning + -ly.

Questions about contemningly

What does contemningly mean?
Contemningly means with contempt.
What part of speech is contemningly?
Contemningly is an adverb.

Words near contemningly in the dictionary

  1. contemners
  2. contemnest
  3. contemneth
  4. contemnible
  5. contemning
  6. contemningly
  7. contemnor
  8. contemnors
  9. contemns
  10. contemp
  11. contemp.

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