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des⋅pi⋅ca⋅ble

  [des-pi-kuh-buhl, di-spik-uh-]
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–adjective
deserving to be despised; contemptible: a mean, despicable man.
Origin:
1545–55; < LL dēspicābilis, equiv. to L dēspic(ārī) to despise or dēspic(ere) to look down (dē- de- + -spic- look, comb. 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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de·spic·a·ble   (dĭ-spĭk'ə-bəl, děs'pĭ-kə-)   
adj.  Deserving of contempt or scorn; vile.

[Late Latin dēspicābilis, from Latin dēspicārī, to despise; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]
de·spic'a·ble·ness n., de·spic'a·bly adv.
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Despicable

Des"pi*ca*ble\, a. [L. despicabilis, fr. despicari to despise; akin to despicere. See Despise.] Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless; as, a despicable man; despicable company; a despicable gift.

Syn: Contemptible; mean; vile; worthless; pitiful; paltry; sordid; low; base. See Contemptible.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : despicable
Spanish: despreciable, desdeñable,
German: jämmerlich,
Japanese: 卑しむべき
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despicable 
1553, from L.L. despicabilis, from L. despicari "look down on," from de- "down" + variant of specere "to look" (see scope (1)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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