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contemptible

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con·tempt·i·ble  (kn-tmpt-bl)
adj.
1. Deserving of contempt; despicable.
2. Obsolete Contemptuous.
con·tempti·bili·ty, con·tempti·ble·ness n.
con·tempti·bly adv.
contemptible [kənˈtɛmptəbəl]
adj
deserving or worthy of contempt; despicable
contemptibility , contemptibleness n
contemptibly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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
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
Translations
contemptible [kənˈtemptəbl] ADJ → despreciable, desdeñable
contemptible [kənˈtɛmptɪbəl] adj → méprisable, vil(e)
contemptible
adj → verachtenswert, verächtlich
contemptible [kənˈtɛmptəbl] adj → vergognoso/a, spregevole
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It makes him contemptible to be considered fickle, frivolous, effeminate, mean-spirited, irresolute, from all of which a prince should guard himself as from a rock; and he should endeavour to show in his actions greatness, courage, gravity, and fortitude; and in his private dealings with his subjects let him show that his judgments are irrevocable, and maintain himself in such reputation that no one can hope either to deceive him or to get round him.
The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context
Nor is it to be doubted that as such a procedure can do no harm, it may possibly be of no contemptible advantage; considering that oil and water are hostile; that oil is a sliding thing, and that the object in view is to make the boat slide bravely.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
Yet perchance to-morrow deception will so act on me, that I shall, on compulsion, consider such a contemptible possession as the utmost happiness.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
 
 
 
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