to damn with faint praise
31Damning — Damn Damn (d[a^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Damned} (d[a^]md or d[a^]m n[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Damning} (d[a^]m [i^]ng or d[a^]m n[i^]ng).] [OE. damnen dampnen (with excrescent p), OF. damner, dampner, F. damner, fr. L. damnare, damnatum, to… …
32Contempt — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Contempt >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 contempt contempt disdain scorn sovereign contempt Sgm: N 1 despisal despisal despiciency Sgm: N 1 despisement despisement Sgm: N 1 vilipendency| vilipendency| …
33approbation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Approval Nouns 1. approbation, approval, sanction; esteem, good opinion, favor, countenance; stamp of approval, imprimatur, OK; admiration (See respect); appreciation, popularity, credit; flattery. See… …
34disapprobation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condemnation Nouns 1. disapprobation, disapproval; dislike. 2. (lack of approval) discommendation, demerit; blame, detraction, condemnation. 3. (criticism) animadversion, reflection, stricture, objection …
35Disapprobation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Disapprobation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disapprobation disapprobation disapproval Sgm: N 1 improbation improbation Sgm: N 1 disesteem disesteem disvaluation displacency Sgm: N 1 odium odium Sgm: N 1 …
36malign — v 1. slander, libel, calumniate, traduce, falsify, accuse falsely; misrepresent, belie, asperse, im pute, insinuate; injure, abuse, assail, stab, insult, backbite, Sl. badmouth, engage in personalities; slur, sully, defile, smear, smirch,… …
37sneer´er — sneer «snihr», verb, noun. –v.i. to show scorn or contempt by looks or words: »The mean girls sneered at the poor girl s cheap clothes. Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer (Alexander Pope) …
38Leer — Leer, n. [OE. lere cheek, face, look, AS. hle[ o]r cheek, face; akin to OS. hlear, hlior, OD. lier, Icel. hl[=y]r.] 1. The cheek. [Obs.] Holinshed. [1913 Webster] 2. Complexion; aspect; appearance. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A Rosalind of a better… …
39Disparagement — Disparagement, in United States trademark law, is a statutory cause of action that permits a party to petition the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to cancel a trademark registration that may… …
40insinuendo — noun insinuation containing innuendo Truly a man may wish, “O that mine enemy would let me write his Preface! Could I not damn with faint praise and stab with sharp insinuendo?” – to use the labor saving and much needed word thoughtlessly… …
