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
Pseudolus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...moneas. PS. Nimis tandem ego aps te contemnor. SIM. Quippe ego te ni contemnam, stratioticus homo qui cluear..."Andria
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...sunt intu' clamat de via o Dave, itan contemnor abs te? aut itane tandem idoneus tibi videor esse..."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..."