despicable
[ des-pi-kuh-buhl, dih-spik-uh- ]
/ ˈdɛs pɪ kə bəl, dɪˈspɪk ə- /
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adjective
deserving to be despised, or regarded with distaste, disgust, or disdain; contemptible: He was a mean, despicable man, who treated his wife and children badly.
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Origin of despicable
OTHER WORDS FROM despicable
des·pi·ca·bil·i·ty, des·pi·ca·ble·ness, noundes·pi·ca·bly, adverbDictionary.com Unabridged
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despicable
/ (dɪˈspɪkəbəl, ˈdɛspɪk-) /
adjective
worthy of being despised; contemptible; mean
Derived forms of despicable
despicability or despicableness, noundespicably, adverbWord Origin for despicable
C16: from Late Latin dēspicābilis, from dēspicārī to disdain; compare despise
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