contemptibility
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The film cannot afford to depict Kelly in all her contemptibility, because a villain of Roger Ailes’ caliber requires an equal and opposite hero.
From The Guardian • Dec. 10, 2019
The best TV villains are the ones that walk the fine line between contemptibility and lovability.
From Slate • Nov. 26, 2012
Such a buffet of contemptibility can work--see Curb Your Enthusiasm--with a good, mature cast.
From Time Magazine Archive
But Darnley's brief rapprochement with the lords was soon over; his intolerable arrogance was made the worse by his contemptibility.
From England under the Tudors by Innes, Arthur D. (Arthur Donald)
In its way it was a tragedy - the grimmest of all - for its dominant note was the contemptibility of human nature.
From The Grey Lady by Merriman, Henry Seton
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