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contemptibly

contemptibly adverb: in a contemptible manner.

Adverb

contemptibly (comparative more contemptibly, superlative most contemptibly)

  1. In a contemptible manner.

Forms of contemptibly

comparativemore contemptibly
superlativemost contemptibly

Origin of contemptibly

From contemptible + -ly.

Questions about contemptibly

What does contemptibly mean?
Contemptibly means in a contemptible manner.
What part of speech is contemptibly?
Contemptibly is an adverb.

Words near contemptibly in the dictionary

  1. contemptful
  2. contemptibilities
  3. contemptibility
  4. contemptible
  5. contemptibleness
  6. contemptibly
  7. contemption
  8. contemptive
  9. contemptives
  10. contempts
  11. contempts of court

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