mesprise

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A form of misprize — To despise or hold in contempt; to undervalue.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of misprize.

    Mammon was much displeasd , yet no'te he chuse But beare the rigour of his bold mesprise

    1590, Edmund Spenser, “(please specify the book)”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
verb
  1. obsoleteObsolete form of misprize.

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Chicago

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