despicable

[ des-pi-kuh-buhl, dih-spik-uh- ]

/ ˈdɛs pɪ kə bəl, dɪˈspɪk ə- /

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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

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

SYNONYMS FOR despicable

vile, mean, detestable.

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ANTONYMS FOR despicable

admirable.

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OTHER WORDS FROM despicable

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

Words nearby despicable

despeciation, despenser, desperado, desperate, desperation, despicable, despise, despite, despiteful, despiteous, despoil

Example sentences from the Web for despicable

Mr. Abe was not amused and on his Facebook page he called these taunts “the most despicable act.”

Japan’s Nasty Nazi-ish Elections |Jake Adelstein |December 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And demonizing the women leveling these charges is despicable.

What Trait Do Bill Cosby’s Defenders Share? |Dean Obeidallah |November 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But Hathaway, thanks to all of us despicable people, does need to care about being liked.

Do We Still Hate Anne Hathaway? |Kevin Fallon |November 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But most of all blame China and the despicable hunger of its status-conscious middle class for baubles of worked ivory.

A World Without Elephants? Blame China |Michael Tomasky |August 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

My children and I do not share these despicable views or prejudices.

Rochelle Sterling: The Clippers’ Cruella de Ville |Michael Daly |May 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It seems to be part of the despicable philosophy of the time to despise monuments of sacred magnificence.'

Life Of Johnson, Volume 5 |Boswell
How despicable, my dear friend, is that man who never prays to his God but in the time of distress.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 286, December 8, 1827 |Various
But believe me, a woman's wit is often no despicable counsellor.

Paul Clifford, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Behold the despicable creature, raised, all at once, from dirt to opulence; from the lowest obscurity to the highest honours.

The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant |John Hamilton Moore
It would be despicable to sham, and he would see through it all at once.

Gil the Gunner |George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for despicable

despicable

/ (dɪˈspɪkəbəl, ˈdɛspɪk-) /

adjective

worthy of being despised; contemptible; mean

Derived forms of despicable

despicability or despicableness, noun despicably, adverb

Word Origin for despicable

C16: from Late Latin dēspicābilis, from dēspicārī to disdain; compare despise

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