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despisingly

despisingly adverb: contemptuously; with scorn.

Adverb

despisingly (comparative more despisingly, superlative most despisingly)

  1. Contemptuously; with scorn.

Forms of despisingly

comparativemore despisingly
superlativemost despisingly

Origin of despisingly

From despising + -ly.

Questions about despisingly

What does despisingly mean?
Despisingly means contemptuously; with scorn.
What part of speech is despisingly?
Despisingly is an adverb.

Words near despisingly in the dictionary

  1. despises
  2. despisest
  3. despiseth
  4. despiseworthy
  5. despising
  6. despisingly
  7. despisingness
  8. despisings
  9. despite
  10. despite of
  11. despite oneself

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