 despicable |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] worthy only of being despised and rejected | |
| Synonyms: | contemptible | |
| 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 | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] morally reprehensible | |
| Synonyms: | vile unworthy ugly | |
| Examples: | "would do something as despicable as murder" "ugly crimes" "the vile development of slavery appalled them" |
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| Related terms: | evil | |
| Similar spelling: |
despicably despicability despise despisal despised |
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