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despicable

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de·spic·a·ble  (d-spk-bl, dsp-k-)
adj.
Deserving of contempt or scorn; vile.

[Late Latin dspicbilis, from Latin dspicr, to despise; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]

de·spica·ble·ness n.
de·spica·bly adv.

despicable [dɪˈspɪkəbəl ˈdɛspɪk-]
adj
worthy of being despised; contemptible; mean
[from Late Latin dēspicābilis, from dēspicārī to disdain; compare despise]
despicability , despicableness n
despicably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.despicable - morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"
evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"

despicable
Translations
despicable [dɪsˈpɪkəbl] ADJvil, despreciable
despicable [ˈdɛspɪkəbəl dɪˈspɪkəbəl] adjméprisable
despicable
despicable [dɪsˈpɪkəbl] adjspregevole; (behaviour) → vergognoso/a; (person) → ignobile


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You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies.
She has money enough to live very comfortably, if she only knew how to use it judiciously, and had taught her son to do the same; but she is ever straining to keep up appearances, with that despicable pride that shuns the semblance of poverty as of a shameful crime.
I wrote it thinking it would sound very witty; but now that I have seen myself that I only wanted to show off in a despicable way--I will not scratch it out on purpose
 
 
 
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