contemnor
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;
sg. pres. pass. ind. 1st
Examples
- T
Pseudolus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...moneas. PS. Nimis tandem ego aps te contemnor. SIM. Quippe ego te ni contemnam, stratioticus homo qui cluear..." - P
Andria
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...sunt intu' clamat de via o Dave, itan contemnor abs te? aut itane tandem idoneus tibi videor esse..." - M
XVII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...invenio conscium? despicior a liber is, contemnor a servulis, evitant sermonem meum, conloquia fugiunt, et caritatem tui simulant..."