contemptible

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    deserving of contempt or scorn
    worthy only of being despised and rejected

Word Origin

contemptible (adj.)
late 14c., from Latin contemptibilis "worthy of scorn," from contempt-, past participle stem of contemnere (see contempt). Related: Contemptibility; contemptibly.

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Example

1. He was a contemptible braggart .
2. His contemptuous attitude towards us is contemptible .
3. E.g. cowards and cheats are contemptible .
4. A person regarded as pitiable or contemptible .
5. There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the perils of life without the help of comfortable myths .

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