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71lessen — I verb abate, abbreviate, abridge, abstract, adulterate, allay, alleviate, assuage, attenuate, bate, belittle, boil down, calumniate, censure, check, compress, condense, contract, curb, curtail, cut, cut down, decimate, decline, decrease, decry,… …
72misprize — I verb be contemptuous of, belittle, contemn, deprecate, depreciate, despise, disdain, disesteem, disparage, disprize, disregard, feel contempt for, hold cheap, hold in contempt, look down upon, make little of, make nothing of, minimize, misjudge …
73De Felice, Renzo — (1929–1996) A controversial historian who wrote a monumental seven volume work on the life and times of Benito Mussolini, Renzo De Felice was born in Rieti (Latium). As a young historian, he was a member of the Partito Comunista… …
74inadvertently — Synonyms and related words: carelessly, heedlessly, inconsiderately, indeliberately, involuntarily, lightly, negligently, permissively, remissly, scampingly, skimpingly, slightingly, slurringly, thoughtlessly, unadvisedly, uncalculatedly,… …
75lightly — Synonyms and related words: a bit, a little, airily, arbitrarily, barely, blithely, by a hair, by an ace, capriciously, cheerfully, cheerily, easily, effortlessly, ever so little, exiguously, facilely, faintly, fancifully, feebly, flightily,… …
76disrespect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of respect Nouns 1. disrespect, disesteem, disregard, disestimation, disfavor, disrepute, disparagement (see disapprobation); detraction; irreverence; slight, superciliousness, contempt; contumely,… …
77run down — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. disparage, criticize; enumerate, list; unwind. See detraction, list, end. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To chase] Syn. hunt, seize, apprehend; see catch 2 , pursue 1 . 2. [To speak slightingly of] Syn.… …
78lightly — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [With lightness] Syn. delicately, airily, buoyantly, daintily, readily, gently, subtly, exquisitely, ethereally, mildly, softly, tenderly, carefully, leniently, tenuously, unsubstantially, effortlessly, nimbly, agilely,… …
79boy — mid 13c., boie servant, commoner, knave, boy, possibly from O.Fr. embuie one fettered, from V.L. *imboiare, from L. boia leg iron, yoke, leather collar, from Gk. boeiai dorai ox hides. But it also appears to be identical with E.Fris. boi young… …
80slight — adjective 1》 small in degree; inconsiderable. ↘not profound or substantial. 2》 not sturdy and strongly built. verb 1》 insult (someone) by treating them without proper respect or attention. 2》 archaic raze or destroy (a fortification). noun an …
