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con·tempt·i·ble
(kən-tĕmp′tə-bəl)adj.
1. Deserving of contempt; despicable.
2. Obsolete Contemptuous.
con·tempt′i·bil′i·ty, con·tempt′i·ble·ness n.
con·tempt′i·bly adv.
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contemptible
(kənˈtɛmptəbəl)adj
deserving or worthy of contempt; despicable
conˌtemptiˈbility, conˈtemptibleness n
conˈtemptibly adv
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con•tempt•i•ble
(kənˈtɛmp tə bəl)adj.
1. deserving of or held in contempt.
2. Obs. contemptuous.
[1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Late Latin]
con•tempt`i•bil′i•ty, con•tempt′i•ble•ness, n.
con•tempt′i•bly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | contemptible - deserving of contempt or scorn ignoble - completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part"- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. unworthy - lacking in value or merit; "dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"; "unworthy of forgiveness" estimable - deserving of respect or high regard |
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contemptible
adjective despicable, mean, low, base, cheap, worthless, shameful, shabby, vile, degenerate, low-down (informal), paltry, pitiful, abject, ignominious, measly, scurvy, detestable Her husband is a contemptible little man. It was an utterly contemptible thing to do.
attractive, pleasant, admirable, honourable, laudable, praiseworthy
attractive, pleasant, admirable, honourable, laudable, praiseworthy
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contemptible
adjectiveSo objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation:
abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, despicable, despisable, detestable, disgusting, filthy, foul, infamous, loathsome, lousy, low, mean, nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, odious, repugnant, rotten, shabby, vile, wretched.
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Translations
خَسيس، جَدير بِالإزْدِراء
zavrženíhodný
foragteligussel
alhainenhalveksittava
megvetendő
fyrirlitlegur
adîaşağılık
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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contemptible
adj → verachtenswert, verächtlich
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contempt
(kənˈtempt) noun1. very low opinion; scorn. She spoke with utter contempt of her husband's behaviour.
2. disregard for the law.
conˈtemptible adjective deserving contempt. His behaviour was contemptible.
conˈtemptibly adverbconˈtemptuous (-tʃuəs) adjective
showing contempt. a contemptuous sneer.
conˈtemptuously adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.