The Clue
" . . . fury like a woman ___": Congreve (7 letter answer)
The Answer
SCORNED
Tags
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