Contemptible

//kənˈtɛmptəbəl// adj

adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Deserving contempt.

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Adjective
  1. 1
    deserving of contempt or scorn wordnet

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despicablemiserablepatheticabhorrentabjectabject

Example

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"A man who smacks his wife around is contemptible."

Etymology

From Middle English contemptible, from Latin contemptibilis.

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