| 单词 |
despectuous |
| 释义 |
† deˈspectuous, a. Obs. rare. [a. OF. despectueux, f. L. dēspectu-s (u-stem), looking down upon, despising: see -ous.] To be despised; contemptible.
1541Barnes Wks. (1573) 243/1 Hee may recken that S. Peter and S. Paule were starke fooles & ryght mad men that liued so despectuous a lyfe. Hence † deˈspectuousness. Obs.
1447O. Bokenham Seyntys (Roxb.) 297 If ony lyf of more despecteuousnesse She coude han fondyn..She hyt wold han chosyn. |

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