des·pi·ca·ble

[des-pi-kuh-buhl, dih-spik-uh-]
adjective
deserving to be despised; contemptible: a mean, despicable man.
Origin:
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

Related forms
des·pi·ca·bil·i·ty, des·pi·ca·ble·ness, noun
des·pi·ca·bly, adverb

Synonyms
vile, mean, detestable.

Antonyms
admirable.
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despicable (dɪˈspɪkəbəl, ˈdɛspɪk-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
worthy of being despised; contemptible; mean
 
[C16: from Late Latin dēspicābilis, from dēspicārī to disdain; compare despise]
 
despica'bility
 
—n
 
de'spicableness
 
—n
 
de'spicably
 
—adv

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Word Origin & History

despicable
1553, from L.L. despicabilis, from L. despicari "look down on," from de- "down" + variant of specere "to look" (see scope (1)).
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Example sentences
People who take advantage of others in this way are despicable.
The personal attacks against him are brainless and despicable.
His behavior is despicable, no doubt.
And, it's despicable that someone who espouses that view has even made it this
  far.
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