meanness

  • 131To think scorn — Scorn Scorn (sk[^o]rn), n. [OE. scorn, scarn, scharn, OF. escarn, escharn, eschar, of German origin; cf. OHG. skern mockery, skern[=o]n to mock; but cf. also OF. escorner to mock.] 1. Extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; that disdain… …

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  • 132ignoble — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin ignobilis, from in + Old Latin gnobilis noble Date: 15th century 1. of low birth or common origin ; plebeian 2. characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness Synonyms: see mean …

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