despicable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- despicability noun
- despicableness noun
- despicably adverb
Etymology
Origin of despicable
1545–55; < Late Latin dēspicābilis, equivalent to Latin dēspic ( ārī ) to despise or dēspic ( ere ) to look down ( dē- de- + -spic- look, combining form of specere ) + -ābilis -able
Example Sentences
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“But again, I think there are people who are profiting off this, and that is what I find very despicable.”
From Los Angeles Times
But now, online scammers were co-opting her iconic image for "vulgar and despicable attempts to exploit her legacy", the Brigitte Bardot Foundation said.
From BBC
"Even the despicable characters, they're not removed from me, they are just part of a complex character."
From BBC
Supervisor Janice Hahn called the practice of paying for plaintiffs “despicable” and said any attorney guilty of the practice “should be disbarred, and their share of the settlement should go to the victims of abuse.”
From Los Angeles Times
“People have to also realize that despicable comments — you have the right to say them, but you don’t have the right to employment,” Paul said.
From Salon
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