Word: contemningly
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: con
temn
ing
ly
Definition: With contempt.
Morphemes:
Affix: contemn
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word
Affix: temnō
Language: la
Decoded: temno
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I despise.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.