despisable
- a word derived from despise.
Example Sentences
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"And care thrown away I may well call it; for Harvey is quite too despisable to be any sort of compensation at present."
From The Spy by Cooper, James Fenimore
"I'm sure," said Katy, with a stiff erectness that drew Lawton back in his saddle, "no man shall ever dare to lay hands on bed of mine; it's undecent and despisable conduct."
From The Spy by Cooper, James Fenimore
Anything but resentment there would have been unnatural, not to say inhuman and despisable, in a daughter.
From V. V.'s Eyes by Harrison, Henry Sydnor
For I'm sure as I stand here, Miss Mabel, that she knew, or thought she knew, somethin' 'bout that poor, despisable wretch that died up in the garret.
From At Last by Harland, Marion
The' hain't nothin' more despisable than a body 'at goes meachin' around like some old sheep-stealin' houn' dog.
From The Mountain Girl by Erskine, Payne
