quasi-judicial
EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionarydden='true'>\ noun
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryExamples
- //She was despised as a hypocrite.
- //I despise anchovies on pizza, and I refuse to eat them!
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French despis-, stem of despire, from Latin despicere, from de- + specere to look — more at spydespise
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms
- to dislike strongly //I despise anchovies on pizza, and I refuse to eat them!Related WordsSynonymous Phrases<
dden='true'>\ nounExamples- //She was despised as a hypocrite.
- //I despise anchovies on pizza, and I refuse to eat them!
First Known Use14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and EtymologyMiddle English, from Anglo-French despis-, stem of despire, from Latin despicere, from de- + specere to look — more at spy