 contemptible |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] deserving of contempt or scorn | |
| Related terms: | estimable abject pathetic unworthy ignoble | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] worthy only of being despised and rejected | |
| Synonyms: | despicable | |
| Examples: | "a contemptible lack of courage" "A little, wretched, despicable creature, a worm, a mere nothing...that has risen up in contempt against the majesty of Heaven and earth"- Jonathan Edwards |
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| Related terms: | ignoble | |
| Similar spelling: |
contemptibly contemptibility contemplative contemporaries contemplate contemptuous contemporize contemporise condemnable contemplation contented contemptuously contemporaneous contemporaneity contentment contentedly contemporary condemnation |
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