a. [ Cf. OF. despisable. ] Despicable; contemptible. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A despising; contempt. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
A despisal of religion. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Fools despise wisdom and instruction. Prov. i. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]
Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them. Jowett (Thucyd. ).
n. The state of being despised. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A despising. [ R. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who despises; a contemner; a scorner. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Contemptuously. [ 1913 Webster ]