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The Clue

" . . . fury like a woman ___": Congreve (7 letter answer)

The Answer

SCORNED

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Notes

The answer SCORNED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.

Related Clues

Derided
Like a pariah
" . . . like a woman ___"
Looked down on
Treated with contempt

Definition

SCORN as a verb:

1. (contemn, despise, scorn, disdain) = look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"
2. (reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down) = reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"

SCORNED as an adjective:

1. (despised, detested, hated, scorned) = treated with contempt