contemptible

[ kuhn-temp-tuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. deserving of or held in contempt; despicable.

  2. Obsolete. contemptuous.

Origin of contemptible

1
1350–1400; Middle English (<Middle French ) <Late Latin contemptibilis, equivalent to contempt(us) (see contempt) + -ibilis-ible

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Opposites for contemptible

Other words from contemptible

  • con·tempt·i·bil·i·ty, con·tempt·i·ble·ness, noun
  • con·tempt·i·bly, adverb
  • non·con·tempt·i·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·con·tempt·i·ble, adjective
  • non·con·tempt·i·ble·ness, noun
  • non·con·tempt·i·bly, adverb
  • un·con·tempt·i·bil·i·ty, noun
  • un·con·tempt·i·ble, adjective
  • un·con·tempt·i·ble·ness, noun
  • un·con·tempt·i·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for contemptible

contemptible

/ (kənˈtɛmptəbəl) /


adjective
  1. deserving or worthy of contempt; despicable

Derived forms of contemptible

  • contemptibility or contemptibleness, noun
  • contemptibly, adverb

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