contemnentibus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →contemno, contemnere, contempsi, contemptus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
think little of; look down on, take poor view of; pay no heed/disregard/slight;; treat with/hold in contempt, scorn, disdain; despise; keep away from, avoid;
abl. pl. pres. act. part.dat. pl. pres. act. part.
Examples
Thrasybulus
Cornelius Nepos
"...atque eius solitudo. Quae quidem res et illis contemnentibus pernicii et huic despecto saluti fuit. Haec enim illos..."Liber I
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE IRA
"...tamquam aut curam nostram deserentibus aut auctoritatem contemnentibus. Quid? gladiatoribus quare populus irascitur, et tam inique ut iniuriam..."