despicable
[ des-pi-kuh-buhl, dih-spik-uh- ]
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.
Origin of despicable
1Other words for despicable
Opposites for despicable
Other words from despicable
- des·pi·ca·bil·i·ty, des·pi·ca·ble·ness, noun
- des·pi·ca·bly, adverb
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How to use despicable in a sentence
I told him the truth, including the fact of his own despicableness.
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British Dictionary definitions for despicable
despicable
/ (dɪˈspɪkəbəl, ˈdɛspɪk-) /
adjective
worthy of being despised; contemptible; mean
Origin of despicable
1C16: from Late Latin dēspicābilis, from dēspicārī to disdain; compare despise
Derived forms of despicable
- despicability or despicableness, noun
- despicably, adverb
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