Scoffing

  • 11sneering — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. scoffing, mocking, disdainful, scornful, derisive, ridiculing, sarcastic. ANT.: respectful, deferential II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Contemptuous or ironic in manner or wit: derisive, jeering, mocking,… …

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  • 12Ridicule — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ridicule >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ridicule ridicule derision Sgm: N 1 sardonic smile sardonic smile sardonic grin Sgm: N 1 irrision irrision Sgm: N 1 scoffing scoffing &c.(disrespect) 929 Sgm: N 1 …

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  • 13Impiety — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Impiety >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 impiety impiety Sgm: N 1 sin sin &c. 945 Sgm: N 1 irreverence irreverence Sgm: N 1 profaneness profaneness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 profanity profanity …

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  • 14scold — n shrew, vixen, termagant, *virago, amazon scold vb Scold, upbraid, rate, berate, tongue lash, jaw, bawl, chew out, wig, rail, revile, vituperate can all mean to reprove, reproach, or censure angrily, harshly, and more or less abusively. Scold,… …

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  • 15φιλοσκωπτούντων — φιλοσκωπτέω to love scoffing pres part act masc/neut gen pl (attic epic doric) φιλοσκωπτέω to love scoffing pres imperat act 3rd pl (attic epic doric) …

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  • 16φιλοσκώμμονα — φιλοσκώμμων fond of scoffing neut nom/voc/acc pl φιλοσκώμμων fond of scoffing masc/fem acc sg …

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  • 17jeering — I noun showing your contempt by derision • Syn: ↑jeer, ↑mockery, ↑scoff, ↑scoffing • Derivationally related forms: ↑scoff (for: ↑scoffing) …

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  • 18LIES, PROPHET OF — (Heb. מַטִּיף הַכָּזָב, Mattif ha Kazav, spouter of falsehood ), a person mentioned in some of the Qumran texts, whose identity with the man of lies cannot be assumed as certain in the present state of knowledge of the dead sea scrolls . The… …

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  • 19Amain — A*main , adv. [Pref. a + main. See 2d {Main}, n.] 1. With might; with full force; vigorously; violently; exceedingly. [1913 Webster] They on the hill, which were not yet come to blows, perceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down amain.… …

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  • 20Deface — De*face (d[ e]*f[=a]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defaced} (d[ e]*f[=a]st ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Defacing}.] [OE. defacen to disfigure, efface, OF. desfacier; L. dis + facies face. See {Face}, and cf. {Efface}.] 1. To destroy or mar the face or external …

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