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J Lin Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
what does it mean, "a lazy contempt"?
As in this quote "there was a lazy contempt in his eyes."
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Is contempt a countable noun?
- Is contempt a countable noun?
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J Lin Is contempt a countable noun?Generally it is non count. There is one meaning (an infraction of the judge's orders) that is countable.
We do use it in some contexts with articles.
He had a palpable contempt of others.
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