All 10 Uses of
contempt
in
Lonesome Dove
- "Arkansas," Xavier said contemptuously, as if the word spoke for itself.†
Chpt 7-8contemptuously = with disrespect
- He treated danger with light contempt or open scorn,
Chpt 9-10 *contempt = lack of respect
- His attitude toward the storm was contemptuous, as befitted a top hand.†
Chpt 30-31contemptuous = showing a lack of respect
- Their fright made her contemptuous of them, and whenever she caught one of them looking at her she met the look with a cold stare.†
Chpt 36-37
- "Them punkin'—rollers," Dan Suggs said contemptuously.†
Chpt 68-69contemptuously = with disrespect
- Still, the way they casually treated the sign as just part of the landscape caused Augustus to brood a good deal about the contempt that familiarity breeds.†
Chpt 7-8
- Dixon, the big scout, was listening to the conversation with contempt in his expression.†
Chpt 83-84
- The contempt was as much for Weaver as for them.†
Chpt 83-84
- She strode beside the horse, pouring out her contempt, until Call put the mule and the dun into a trot, the buggy, with the coffin on it, squeaking as it bounced over the rough plain.†
Chpt 101-102
- So Captain Call turned back down the rivers, cut by the quirt of Clara's contempt and seared with the burn of his own regret.†
Chpt 101-102
Definitions:
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(1)
(contempt as in: feels contempt towards her) lack of respect for someone or something thought inferior -- often accompanied by a feeling of dislike or disgustA famous saying, "familiarity breeds contempt" comes from Aesop's fable, "The Fox and the Lion". (6th century BC)
When first the Fox saw the Lion he was terribly frightened, and ran away and hid himself in the wood. Next time however he came near the King of Beasts he stopped at a safe distance and watched him pass by. The third time they came near one another the Fox went straight up to the Lion and passed the time of day with him, asking him how his family were, and when he should have the pleasure of seeing him again; then turning his tail, he parted from the Lion without much ceremony.
The moral is traditionally, "Familiarity breeds contempt"; though an alternative moral is "Acquaintance softens prejudices." -
(2)
(contempt as in: held in contempt of court) the crime of willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative bodyFormally, this is called "contempt of court," but it is often shortened as just "contempt."