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despiciency

despiciency noun: the act of looking down on someone; despisal.

Noun

despiciency (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) The act of looking down on someone; despisal.

Origin of despiciency

From Latin despicientia. See despise.

Questions about despiciency

What does despiciency mean?
Despiciency means the act of looking down on someone; despisal.
What part of speech is despiciency?
Despiciency is a noun.

Words near despiciency in the dictionary

  1. despicableness
  2. despicablenesses
  3. despicables
  4. despicably
  5. despiccable
  6. despiciency
  7. despight
  8. despightful
  9. despightfull
  10. despights
  11. despike

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